Observation Session – 31 October 2015

Location: Auvergne volcanic plateau, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

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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.

Members present: Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Lucille Godefert, Sophie Martin

Observation Session – 17 October 2015

Location: Arizona desert, USA

Session duration: 2 nights

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

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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.

Members present: Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Ayoub Berrabeh, Lucille Godefert, Antoine Delorme, Lina Chevalier

Location: Plateau de Millevaches, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Moderate turbulence, seeing ~6/10

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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.

Members present: Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Nicolas Artaud, Julien Bertaud