Location: Parc naturel du Vercors, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 100mm apochromatic refractor
• 150mm Newtonian telescope

Targets:

• M13 (Hercules Cluster)
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
• Mars
• Rigel

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: Ayoub Berrabeh, Lucille Godefert, Maxime Dallois, Marc Lefèvre

Location: Plateau de Valensole, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Cold and stable atmosphere, seeing ~8/10

Instruments:

• 150mm Newtonian telescope
• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 100mm apochromatic refractor

Targets:

• Perseus star field
• Betelgeuse
• Polaris
• Mars

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: Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Nicolas Artaud

Location: Pyrenees – Gavarnie valley, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 7×50 binoculars
• 100mm apochromatic refractor
• 80mm refractor

Targets:

• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)
• Double Cluster (NGC 869/884)
• Saturn
• M42 (Orion Nebula)

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