Outreach talks
Since 2005, I am regularly participating to outreach talks in various places. My
first talks, during my first university years, were on diverses subjects
like the "Neutrinos", "why Pluto is no longer considered as a planet
?",
etc... Now my talks are focused on exoplanets. Below are some of
my outreach presentations.
- Castelviel - Marseille - 24 January 2019 - 30 people [slides]
- Aix-Marseille University - site Saint-Charles - Marseille - 6 September 2018 - 200 students [slides]
- Observatoire de Haute-Provence - Saint-Michel-l'Observatoire - 25 July 2018 - 40 people [slides]
- AAAOV - École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers - Aix-en-Provence - 18 April 2018 - 100 people [slides]
- Bibliothèque de l'Alcazar - Marseille - 23 November 2017 - 35 people [slides]
- Jeudis du CNRS - Marseille - 2 November 2017 - 200 people [slides]
- CALA - Musée des confluences - Lyon - 17 October 2017 - 400 people [slides] [video]
- Ciel en Fête 5 - Cité de l'Espace - Toulouse - 4 June 2017 - 80 people [slides]
- Pint of Science 2017 - Martigues - 15 May 2017 - 30 people [slides]
- Ciel en Fête 3 - Cité de l'Espace - Toulouse - 28 September 2013 - 80 people [slides]
- AAAOV - École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers - Aix-en-Provence - 19 October 2011 - 80 people [slides]
- Ciel en Fête 2 - Cité de l'Espace - Toulouse- 15 May 2011 - 60 people [slides]
- RAAGSO 2 - Ambeyrac (12) - 10 September 2010 - 30 people [slides]
- RASSP 2010 - Savine-le-Lac (05) - 20 August 2010 - 80 people [slides]
- AAAOV - École Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers - Aix-en-Provence - 20 January 2010 - 80 people [slides]
- Airbus Astro Club - Toulouse - 2 December 2009 - 20 people [slides]
- Ciel en Fête 1 - Cité de l'Espace - 4 April 2009 - 40 people [slides]
Star grazing events
When not observing with ground-based or space-based professional facilities, I use to reveal the beauty of the night sky to a large public with my own Dobsonian telescope: a french-made SkyVision UC-400mm (f/3.88). I participated to many star grazing events since 2005 to promote science and astronomy to public and childrens. In particular, I've been showing the deep sky with my telescope in some particular places down town like in the docks in Bordeaux or in the Capitol place in Toulouse. I have also contributed to star grazing event in more remote place like in the Pic du Midi observatory.Astronomical associations
I was also involved in several amateur associations in astronomy since
my first university year:- Société
Astronomique de Bordeaux (2005 - 2008)
- Astronomie Gironde
33 (2010 - now)
- Astronomes Amateurs
Aixois de l’Observatoire de Vauvenargues (2009 - 2013)
Pro/Am collaborations
I try to promote collaborations between professionals and amateurs
(Pro/Am) astronomers, in astronomy, especially in exoplanets. I
co-organized the 4th and 5th school of
Astrophysics for Pro/Am collaboration.Observing guide for amateur astronomers
To help amateur astronomers to observe by eye the most interesting
objects in the nothern sky, I made a book that can be downloaded for
free: "Guide d’observation
pour astronomes amateurs".This website is kindly host by Astrosurf, a french astronomy website hosting service. Do not hesitate to visit their book shop.
Last update: September 2018