Location: Auvergne volcanic plateau, France
Session duration: 2 nights
Sky conditions: Clear sky, low humidity, seeing ~7/10
Instruments:
- 200mm Newtonian reflector
- 300mm Dobsonian reflector
- 7×50 binoculars
Targets:
- M31 (Andromeda Galaxy)
- Rigel
- M45 (Pleiades)
- Venus
Observation notes:
The observation session felt unusually focused, with repeated returns to the same fields and repeated instrument checks despite stable conditions.
Several members remarked that familiar regions of the sky appeared difficult to describe in ordinary observational terms.
Wind could be clearly heard during part of the night, yet nearby trees and grass remained perfectly still throughout the interval.
Members present: Lucille Godefert, Maxime Dallois, Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Nicolas Artaud, Julien Bertaud