This summer, with astrophysicist Eric Lagadec, we’re exploring space with our column “In the Breton Skies”

Did you know thisAlan Stifel is an asteroid, That we only know 5% of the matter and energy in the universe or that with today’s telescopes we can see bubbles of beer drunk in Brest from New York? We’ll be discovering the wonders of the Breton skies all this summer with astrophysicist Eric Lagadec in our column ‘In the Breton Skies’.

Northern lights, meteorites and black holes

Twinkle stars, observe constellationCharm northern lightsthe power of supernovae, the mysteries of black holes, the fascination with astrology, the improvement of telescopes, the magic of the latest images, the everyday words that come to us from heaven: we will develop all these subjects and many others besides him.

Eric Lagadec loves taking talking pictures and telling stories. You may have already seen Its long threads of interpretations (Topics) on Twitter He travels through space to make it accessible to as many people as possible.

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Make science accessible to everyone

Breton astrophysicist grew up in Sizon Its first telescope is in Lorient After he opened his first books on astrophysics in the university library of UBO (University of Western Brittany) in Brest. Then he moved to Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States, where a rock band took the name of the nebula he discovered.

For several years he has been working in an idyllic environment, V.ICote d’Azur Observatory in Nice. He continued his work on the stars while devoting a large portion of his time to popularizing science to the general public.

In bars, on stage, on social networks, he campaigns to reach everyone by reminding that astronomy needs the daily contribution of citizens.

Every week, on our site, we will also introduce you to night sky map Admire it with an easy-to-use infographic.

Find Eric Lagadec Every summer morning in France Bleu Breizh Izel On a funny and exciting journey in the skies of Breton.