Observing at the family weekend

From October 8 to 10, we had our family-weekend.  This time, we went to Devantave, a small town not too far away from La Roche-en-Ardenne.  According to lightpollutionmap.info, the SQM value should be 21.4.  It promised to be clear and it was around new moon, so I took my Obsession to the weekend to show my family some spectacular objects.  

When we arrived on October 8, the clear looked very clear, so I immediately set up the telescope.  Once it was dark enough, I started showing the constellations.  The sky is indeed good here, and the detail in the Milky Way was really impressive!

I showed M 13, M 27, and M 31, but the highlight of the evening was Saturn!  I really enjoyed all the 'Oh's and 'Waw's.  As it was already very late, especially for the smaller children, we stopped observing around 22:00.   

The next day, I did not set up the telescope anymore, but we could enjoy a nice conjunction of Venus and the Moon.

Conjunction of Venus and the Moon, with the Canon EOS 80D.

Conjunction of Venus and the Moon, with the Canon EOS R.