Location: Sahara – Mali desert plateau

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 150mm Newtonian telescope
• 200mm Newtonian reflector
• 300mm Dobsonian reflector

Targets:

• The Moon
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
• Betelgeuse
• 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: Lucille Godefert, Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Marc Lefèvre