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Vaud lausanne activate their heat:
As every year in August. Meanwhile, many Vaudois municipalities offers the population a celestial experience: see the shooting stars of the Perseids. Nevertheless, Public lighting is then completely or partly extinguished. Consequently, This year. In addition, the fork to take full advantage of this show is between August 9 and 14, with a peak of activities during the night of August 12 to 13.
When the conditions are optimal, up to 100 or even 200 shooting stars can be potentially observed on time. The best observation points are ideally far from major cities, on hills and mountains. Hence the idea of diving for a moment in the dark the cities and large villages.
In Lausanne. in addition to the extinction of heritage buildings such as the Palais de Rumine, the St-François church and the Town Hall, the city will turn three zones vaud lausanne activate their heat from the evening of Tuesday August 12, it said in a press release on Wednesday: the edge of Lake Vidy at Park Bourget, Valency Park and the Tour of Lake Sauvabelin.
For the first time, an animation will take place that evening at 8:30 p.m. at the Pierre-de-Coubertin stadium that evening to allow the public to observe the stars by means of telescopes. to discover the relationship between public lighting, celestial heritage and biodiversity.
Western Lausanne. Morges region together – Vaud lausanne activate their heat
Outside capital, many other municipalities also participate in this starred show, like fifteen municipalities in the West Lausanne (Bussigny, Chavannes-Près-Renens, Crissier, Ecublens, Renens, Saint-Sulpice, Villars-Sainte-Croix) and the Morges region (Echandens, Echichens, Lonay, Lussy-sur-Morges, Prevenges). In an inter -municipal initiative, they will turn off public lighting, completely or partially, most often between August 9 and 12.
In Yverdon-les-Bains. public lighting will plunge into the dark, with the exception of the station area vaud lausanne activate their heat and that of the hospital, from 10:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 12 and for the night. Slightly offset. the Vevey Observatory invites the public for an evening of observation of the Perseids and a jazz concert on Saturday August 16.
Note that the Bougy signal. above Aubonne, is a large green space located at 700 meters above sea level, a conducive setting to marvel from the sky and the shooting stars.
For these nights of the Perseids, the participating municipalities generally encourage companies, shops and individuals to extinguish their windows. Motorists are invited to drive at a reduced speed and pedestrians to wear light colors and have a flashlight.
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS
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