Jocelyn Bell Observatory in Toulouse

Our observatory

France’s first 100 % student-run observatory

Designed, built and run by the students of UPS in Space, the Jocelyn Bell Observatory in Toulouse is France’s first 100 % student-run observatory. It stands on the roof of the Maison des Étudiants et des Personnels, on the campus of the University of Toulouse.

It serves three audiences at once : the general public at observing evenings, school groups during the day, and research through its collaborations.

508 mm

The diameter of the main telescope.

4 m

The dome that houses it, on the building’s roof.

4

Telescopes and refractors, from solar to wide field.

200 k€

Of instruments, funded by grants and donations.

Assembling the dome

The dome being assembled, filmed from start to finish, and a quick tour of the instruments it houses.

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