Location: Iceland highlands

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

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

Targets:

• Albireo
• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)
• Venus
• M42 (Orion 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, Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Lucille Godefert, Paul Garnier

Location: Parc naturel du Vercors, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Moderate turbulence, seeing ~6/10

Instruments:

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

Targets:

• Saturn
• Polaris
• Betelgeuse
• Double Cluster (NGC 869/884)

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, Ayoub Berrabeh, Lucille Godefert, Adama Traoré, Paul Garnier