Observation Session – 28 July 2012

Location: Auvergne volcanic plateau, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

  • 300mm Dobsonian reflector
  • 250mm Dobsonian telescope
  • 7×50 binoculars

Targets:

  • M57 (Ring Nebula)
  • M45 (Pleiades)
  • Jupiter
  • Betelgeuse

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, Lina Chevalier