Touching moon dust all over France this weekend? Find out where this will be possible

 Touching moon dust all over France this weekend? Find out where this will be possible

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In no less than 400 sites in France, telescopes will be made available to the public to observe the great night of the Moon, this Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16, from 9:30 p.m.

This Saturday June 15 and Sunday June 16, the French Astronomical Society is giving you the opportunity to observe the Moon like you've never seen it. Throughout France, telescopes will be placed on 400 observation sites for the occasion.

During these two evenings, the French Astronomical Society offers to look at the Moon when its first quarter is only lit by the Sun. During this phase, its observation would in fact be much richer than when it is fully illuminated where we only see color differences, explains Actu.fr. Whereas when the Moon is crescent, it would even be possible to see its reliefs. In order to benefit from it, it is not obligatory to move away from cities to escape light pollution.

Lunar dust

To see this spectacle, the curious will have to wait until 9:30 p.m. They will then be able to enjoy the Moon for at least three hours. In order to know where the telescope is closest to you, On the moon again has listed the different places to observe the satellite in an interactive map available by clicking here.

In addition to seeing the Moon, it will also be possible to touch it. Indeed, lunar dust will be made available to the public. This was initially on the surface of the satellite, and comes from lunar meteorites which reach Earth,