Observation Session – 22 July 2017

Location: Pic du Midi foothills, France

Session duration: 2 nights

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

Instruments:

  • 80mm refractor
  • 250mm Dobsonian telescope
  • 200mm Newtonian reflector

Targets:

  • Polaris
  • Perseus star field
  • M13 (Hercules Cluster)
  • Albireo

Observation notes:

Sky conditions were nearly ideal, with excellent transparency and very little atmospheric turbulence.

Despite the quality of the night, no satellite passages were noted for an unusually long interval.

The sky felt empty tonight.

Members present: Maxime Dallois, Lucille Godefert, Antoine Delorme, Julien Bertaud