Location: Parc naturel du Vercors, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Moderate turbulence, seeing ~6/10

Instruments:

• 80mm refractor
• 300mm Dobsonian reflector
• 250mm Dobsonian telescope

Targets:

• Jupiter
• Mars
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
• 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: Adama Traoré, Lucille Godefert, Ayoub Berrabeh, Sophie Martin