Observatoireastronomique of Lyons, based(established) in 1878, is located on the hill of Saint-Genis-Laval. It is one of the 9 French monitoring centres(observatories). Endowed with 21 buildings(ships) and more than 40 instruments listed(classified) or registered in conformance with(for) historic monuments, it is at the heart of a four hectare park, rich in 500 trees and shrubs. This place steeped in history shelters from now on an unique(only) instrument: the bent equatorial glasses. Indeed, on seven copies built in world, that of Lyons is the only one to work still in her home state. Currently, the Monitoring centre(Observatory) of Lyons shelters the Research centre in Astrophysics of Lyons, research laboratory under the supervision of the University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, of the NATIONAL CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH and of ENS. This one alloys cutting-edge research in astrophysics and scientific heritage.
Access
Bus 10/ Bus 88 : Saint-Genis Centre / Bus 78 : Observatoire
Website
http://observatoire.univ-lyon1.fr

Address
9 avenue Charles-André, 69230 Saint-Genis-Laval, Métropole de Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France