In Montmartre, a few distracted joggers get lost in the starry sky that overlooks Paris, a few minutes after sunset. To the silence is added the impression of contemplating a horizon of rare clarity.
A local family came to stretch their legs after two weeks of jubilant confinement. Especially little Maxine, 9 years old, “ Tonight the sky is ten times more beautiful ! " Pierre, the father, agrees: "We are starting to see the stars, which never happens in Paris".
But has the Parisian sky been so different since the start of containment? By making the city dark and silent, have we really made the starry sky more visible.
The astronomer and president of the French Astronomical Association Olivier Las Vergnas enlightens us.
