Location: Plateau de Millevaches, France
Session duration: 2 nights
Sky conditions: Very dark sky (Bortle 2–3), light wind
Instruments:
- 150mm Newtonian telescope
- 250mm Dobsonian telescope
- 200mm Newtonian reflector
Targets:
- Rigel
- Betelgeuse
- M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
- Double Cluster (NGC 869/884)
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, Julien Bertaud, Claire Dumont