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The Sky At Night – October 2025

Upcoming Night Sky Maps & Events

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September Object of The Month, “Veil Nebula”
This image of the "Pickering's Triangle" region of the Veil Nebula was captured this month under Bortle 5 skies in Linganore, MD using a 9.25" Celestron SCT at f6.3. Additional
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Past HAL Public Meeting: October 9, 2025 – Looking Back at A Century of Innovation in Amateur Telescope Making — Is It Still Worth It?”
Featuring Guy Brandenburg speaking from experience on "Looking Back at A Century of Innovation in Amateur Telescope Making"
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Moon - David Stein
Moon - David Stein
Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 9/13/2025
Clear Skies!
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Courtesy NASA
Courtesy NASA
Past HAL Public Meeting: September 11, 2025 – Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS)
Mehdi Benna, Planetary Scientist with NASA at GSFC will be talking about the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station
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NGC 6888
NGC 6888 - CC by 4 Steve Pribut
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 8/31/2025

Ten HAL members showed up for a very pleasant evening of observing and imaging at Alpha Ridge Park on the night of August 30th. The first-quarter moon was out until

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NGC 6888
NGC 6888 - CC by 4 Steve Pribut
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 8/23/2025

At least 17 HAL members enjoyed a wonderful night under the stars at the HAL members start party at Alpha Ridge Park on the night of August 23/24. Skies were

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NASA Baloon
NASA Baloon
Past HAL Public Meeting: August 21, 2025 – NASA Balloon Program Operations

Presenter: Andrew Hamilton Deputy Chief, NASA Balloon Program Office Andrew Hamilton Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting The meeting took place on August 21, 2025 at 7 PM on

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Upcoming Events

October

18oct6:00 pm11:00 pmMembers-Only Star PartyAlpha Ridge Park

25oct6:00 pm10:00 pmMember Mentorship Night at Alpha Ridge, October 25th

November

01nov6:20 pm11:00 pmPublic Star PartyAlpha Ridge Park

13nov7:00 pm9:00 pmHAL General Meeting, November 2025Topic: TBD

15nov6:00 pm11:00 pmMembers-Only Star PartyAlpha Ridge Park

December

11dec7:00 pm9:00 pmHAL General Meeting, December 2025Annual Holiday Social Event (Catered)

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