A beautiful shower of shooting stars will be visible before Christmas in the French sky during the nights of December 4 to 20, 2025, but with a peak around the 13th. Get ready to admire the beauty of this starry sky, the last of the year!
Shooting stars are back in our sky with the Leonids! The peak is expected on the night of Monday, November 17, 2025, starting at midnight, with colorful and bright meteors.
Throughout August, and especially around August 12, 2026, the famous Perseid shower of shooting stars will be visible in the French sky, as it is every year. Let's look up and admire the show!
From April 19 to May 28, 2026, a shower of shooting stars will be visible in the French sky. These are the Êta Aquarides, meteors that pass through our atmosphere every year. Look up to the sky and admire the show!
From April 16 to 26, 2026, a shower of shooting stars will be visible in the French sky. These are the Lyrides, meteors that pass through our atmosphere every year. Look up to the sky and admire the show!
In October, a shower of shooting stars can be seen in the French sky. These are the Orionids, meteors that pass through the Orion constellation every year. If the weather doesn't bother us, we can look up and admire the spectacle!
Numerous shooting star nights punctuate the year, as do astronomical events, which can be admired weather permitting, in places with less pollution. But where can you find these rare gems in Paris and the Ile-de-France region?
This week, look up! Lyrid meteor shower will be visible all around the world including Paris and France from April 16 to 26, 2020. Let’s tell you more on this astronomic phenomenon that is always such a pleasure to see.
