Location: Alpes – Col de la Bonette, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 7×50 binoculars
• 80mm refractor
• 300mm Dobsonian reflector

Targets:

• Double Cluster (NGC 869/884)
• Rigel
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
• Saturn

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, Lucille Godefert, Sophie Martin

Location: Plateau de Valensole, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Excellent transparency after midnight

Instruments:

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

Targets:

• Albireo
• The Moon
• M45 (Pleiades)
• M57 (Ring 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: Adama Traoré, Ayoub Berrabeh, Maxime Dallois, Lucille Godefert, Sophie Martin, Claire Dumont

Location: Quercy Dark Sky Reserve, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 200mm Newtonian reflector
• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 100mm apochromatic refractor

Targets:

• Polaris
• Jupiter
• M33 (Triangulum 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, Ayoub Berrabeh, Paul Garnier, Julien Bertaud