Location: Alpes – Col de la Bonette, France
Session duration: 2 nights
Sky conditions: Very dark sky (Bortle 2–3), light wind
Instruments:
- 7×50 binoculars
- 150mm Newtonian telescope
- 300mm Dobsonian reflector
Targets:
- M57 (Ring Nebula)
- Betelgeuse
- M13 (Hercules Cluster)
- Saturn
Observation notes:
Transparency improved after midnight and allowed longer visual work on faint deep-sky targets.
The larger telescope resolved dense clusters cleanly, while the refractor was used for wider fields and comparison views.
Members present: Maxime Dallois, Lucille Godefert, Adama Traoré, Marc Lefèvre, Paul Garnier