Location: Cévennes National Park, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Moderate turbulence, seeing ~6/10

Instruments:

• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 7×50 binoculars
• 80mm refractor

Targets:

• M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
• M57 (Ring Nebula)
• Rigel
• M13 (Hercules Cluster)

Observation notes:

Planetary and deep-sky observation proceeded under calm conditions, with most of the session devoted to visual comparison between the larger reflector and the refractor.

Several members made sketches in the field notebook and compared the apparent brightness of bright stars against previous entries.

Members present: Lucille Godefert, Maxime Dallois, Lina Chevalier

Location: Alpes – Col de la Bonette, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Clear sky, low humidity, seeing ~7/10

Instruments:

• 150mm Newtonian telescope
• 100mm apochromatic refractor
• 300mm Dobsonian reflector

Targets:

• Jupiter
• The Moon
• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)
• Double Cluster (NGC 869/884)

Observation notes:

Planetary and deep-sky observation proceeded under calm conditions, with most of the session devoted to visual comparison between the larger reflector and the refractor.

Several members made sketches in the field notebook and compared the apparent brightness of bright stars against previous entries.

Members present: Maxime Dallois, Adama Traoré, Lucille Godefert, Ayoub Berrabeh, Paul Garnier

Location: Namib Desert, Namibia

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Very dark sky (Bortle 2–3), light wind

Instruments:

• 200mm Newtonian reflector
• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 150mm Newtonian telescope

Targets:

• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)
• Jupiter
• Saturn
• Venus

Observation notes:

Planetary and deep-sky observation proceeded under calm conditions, with most of the session devoted to visual comparison between the larger reflector and the refractor.

Several members made sketches in the field notebook and compared the apparent brightness of bright stars against previous entries.

Members present: Maxime Dallois, Lucille Godefert, Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Sophie Martin