Location: Cévennes National Park, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

• 200mm Newtonian reflector
• 100mm apochromatic refractor
• 7×50 binoculars

Targets:

• Venus
• Jupiter
• Rigel
• M45 (Pleiades)

Observation notes:

The session alternated between lunar, planetary and deep-sky observation, with repeated checks against older notebook entries.

Observers noted subtle differences in contrast and brightness that led to extended discussion between sessions.

Members present: Ayoub Berrabeh, Maxime Dallois, Lucille Godefert, Sophie Martin, Marc Lefèvre

Location: Plateau de Millevaches, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Excellent transparency after midnight

Instruments:

• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 7×50 binoculars
• 150mm Newtonian telescope

Targets:

• Saturn
• Perseus star field
• M45 (Pleiades)
• The Moon

Observation notes:

The session alternated between lunar, planetary and deep-sky observation, with repeated checks against older notebook entries.

Observers noted subtle differences in contrast and brightness that led to extended discussion between sessions.

In the desert air, several members noticed a distinct perfume of flowers seeming to fall from above, despite the absence of vegetation in the surrounding area.

Members present: Maxime Dallois, Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Lucille Godefert, Lina Chevalier, Nicolas Artaud