Tatiana Geiselmann, edited by Romain Rouillard 1:44 p.m., August 06, 2022, modified at 1:46 p.m., August 06, 2022

On the night of Saturday to Sunday will take place the 32nd edition of the night of the stars.

Several events will be organized across France by the various astronomy associations in order to learn to recognize certain constellations.

Some applications even allow you to scan the sky via your smartphone.

Next night, we will have to look up to the sky.

On the occasion of the 32nd edition of the night of the stars, more than 200 events will be organized across France by various associations.

Europe 1 went to take an astronomy course with Milène Wendling, from the Strasbourg planetarium, in order to learn how to spot more or less known constellations. 

The Big Dipper, for example, is quite easily recognizable with its seven stars that form a saucepan with a slightly twisted handle.

"Just look at the northern horizon at any time of the night, in any season. And a priori, we spot it every time," says Milène Wendling. 

Little Dipper, Swan and Scorpion

But there is also its cousin, the Little Dipper.

"We spot it quite easily thanks to its star at the end which is called the North Star. And it is by extending part of the constellation of the Big Dipper that we manage to find this North Star which is part of the Little Dipper.

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"At nightfall, you can see the Swan, which has the shape of a large cross. If you are further south in France, there is a beautiful constellation called Scorpio. It is a large hook with a very red star in the middle", adds Milène Wendling. 

Applications to scan the sky on your smartphone

Speaking of red dots, we are of course thinking of the planet Mars, which can be seen through a telescope, as well as Saturn and Jupiter.

"Jupiter is the biggest. It has four natural satellites that you can see in a telescope. Saturn, it is magnificent, it has very beautiful rings. And Mars, we recognize it because it has a color a little red", adds the specialist. 

In addition, some applications, such as Stellarium, allow you to scan the sky directly via your smartphone.