The pic du midi invites you to a night overflowing with the emotion of. In france, the pic du midi project to boost tourism, with all of its. Its largest instrument is the 2meter bernard lyot telescope, which is mainly used. Full hd timelapse taken on august 78 2012 with pentax k5 and sigma 4. Pic du midi observatory sers, france atlas obscura. An evening on pic du midi french pyrenees melbtravel. In occitania, the pic du midi reinvents itself and experiences an. The construction of the observatory started in 1870, with the first buildings being completed. You can book to be one of the lucky few to sleep on the iconic peak and share. Jupiter map realised in 2011, between october 10th and. The only astronomical observatory on this list that we know of that permits the general public to spend the night advance bookings are a must. The pic du midi is known worldwide for many modern discoveries, including the.