Location: Namib Desert, Namibia

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 150mm Newtonian telescope
• 80mm refractor
• 250mm Dobsonian telescope

Targets:

• M45 (Pleiades)
• M13 (Hercules Cluster)
• Albireo
• Jupiter

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, Julien Bertaud, Claire Dumont