Location: Parc naturel du Vercors, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Moderate turbulence, seeing ~6/10

Instruments:

• 80mm refractor
• 150mm Newtonian telescope
• 100mm apochromatic refractor

Targets:

• Polaris
• Venus
• The Moon
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)

Observation notes:

The session began in ordinary fashion with instrument setup completed before full darkness and the group returning to several familiar fields.

At 02:07 all members present observed a vast shape drifting silently across the sky.

The form was described independently by multiple observers as resembling a whale.

Its movement was slow and continuous, with no sound and no corresponding entry in the night's expected satellite or aircraft notes.

All members present confirmed the sighting.

Members present: Lucille Godefert, Ayoub Berrabeh, Adama Traoré, Maxime Dallois, Claire Dumont, Marc Lefèvre

Location: Cévennes National Park, France

Session duration: 2 nights

Sky conditions: Cold and stable atmosphere, seeing ~8/10

Instruments:

• 250mm Dobsonian telescope
• 200mm Newtonian reflector
• 300mm Dobsonian reflector

Targets:

• NGC 7000 (North America Nebula)
• The Moon
• M33 (Triangulum Galaxy)
• Perseus star field

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: Lucille Godefert, Maxime Dallois, Ayoub Berrabeh, Paul Garnier