Location: Auvergne volcanic plateau, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Cold and stable atmosphere, seeing ~8/10

Instruments:

• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 200mm Newtonian reflector
• 7×50 binoculars

Targets:

• The Moon
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
• Polaris
• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)

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: Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Claire Dumont

Location: Pic du Midi foothills, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Excellent transparency after midnight

Instruments:

• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 7×50 binoculars
• 100mm apochromatic refractor

Targets:

• Perseus star field
• M42 (Orion Nebula)
• M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)

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, Adama Traoré, Ayoub Berrabeh, Marc Lefèvre