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Public Meeting: January 8, 2026 – The Hubble Space Telescope: 35 Years of Discovery. Presenter: Faith Vowler, Hubble Space Telescope Outreach Coordinator, NASA
Featuring Faith Vowler on the Hubble Space Telescope: 35 Years of Exploration
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Holday Party
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Members’ Celebration Meeting: December 5, 2025 – Annual Holiday Party (RSVP or Zoom)
Food and Astronomy for the Season
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Halo Dome from a Drone
From a drone, the dome
HAL featured on Maryland Public TV
HAL was featured about 18 minutes in on this clip recently appearing on MPT.
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Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 11/23/2025 – 11/24/2025

One night leads to the next day. The night was nice and a little cold but the moon set early and 5 members attended the party. 4 of us were

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HAL Public Star Party
Photo by Bob Savoy
Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 11/01/2025
Clear Skies!
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Imagined Setup
Past Public Meeting: November 13, 2025 – Camera Basics of Astrophotography
Featuring Wes Fewerda on the basics of cameras in Astrophotography.
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The Sky At Night – December 2025

Upcoming Night Sky Maps & Events

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Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 10/27/2025

Four HAL members took a gamble that Alpha Ridge Park would stay just out of the range of the massive cloud band to the south, but that bet didn’t pay

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