“Protection of the starry sky is progressing”

2023-11-19 18:26:19

Éric Lagadec is an astrophysicist at the Côte d’Azur Observatory. Dylan Meiffret/PHOTOPQR/NICE MATIN/MAXPPP

INTERVIEW – The French astrophysicist defends the fight against light pollution so that, as since the beginning of humanity, everyone can marvel at the spectacle of the stars.

AND ric Lagadec is an astrophysicist at the Côte d’Azur Observatory in Nice. He was president of the French Society of Astronomy and Astrophysics, but is now known to the general public for the clarity and quality of his scientific explanations on social networks, where he is followed by more than 150,000 people. He published his first book, The Cosmic Odyssey. An intimate history of the stars (Threshold), in which he succeeds in making accessible the latest discoveries on the stars, planets and the history of the Universe, while telling with simplicity the life of a professional astronomer at the start of the 21st century.

LE FIGARO. – You repeat numerous times in your book that humanity is losing contact with the sky, which is, as you explain, the oldest common heritage of humanity. For what?

Eric LAGADEC. – When I start my astrophysics lessons with my students in Nice, I ask them how many of them have…

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