25 July 2026 · 19:00
Public stargazing: the Moon through the telescope
Craters, maria and the terminator: come see the gibbous Moon like never before. Telescopes provided, free entry, family friendly.
Events
Upcoming ground missions
Public stargazing, AstroPause lectures, school tours: come as you are, leave with stars.
Upcoming
12 August 2026 · 21:00
Shooting-star night — Perseids 2026
The Perseid peak on the beach, far from city lights. Bring a mat — we take care of the sky.
18 September 2026 · 15:00
AstroPause #7: “Living and working in space”
Our lecture series is back: space stations, long missions and the human body in weightlessness, with an open Q&A.
Archive
- 14 March 2026
School tour: Yopougon high schools
Three schools, six classes, one mobile planetarium and plenty of new vocations: recap of an intense week.
📍 Yopougon, Abidjan
- 6 December 2025
Asteroid search campaign (IASC) — winter 2025
Four weeks analysing Pan-STARRS telescope images with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, under the IAU and NASA umbrella.
📍 En ligne + UFHB, Abidjan
- 7 September 2025
Total lunar eclipse of 7 September 2025
Public observation of the blood Moon with 200+ visitors — our biggest turnout to date.
📍 Campus UFHB, Abidjan