Members’ Celebration Meeting: December 5, 2025 – Annual Holiday Party (RSVP or Zoom)
Food and Astronomy for the Season
Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 11/01/2025
Clear Skies!
Past Public Meeting: November 13, 2025 – Camera Basics of Astrophotography
Featuring Wes Fewerda on the basics of cameras in Astrophotography.
The Sky At Night – November 2025
Upcoming Night Sky Maps & Events
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 off. There were thin, high clouds covering most of the sky right from the start, and they gradually got thicker, especially in the southern sky. […]
Members-Only Mentorship Night (Alpha Ridge) 10/25/2025
We had a very successful Members Mentorship Night last night. About 20 members came out, some seeking help and some offering it. Although it was entirely clouded over, progress was still made with some creative work-arounds such as looking at lights in the distance to check out equipment. After a very satisfying night of fellowship […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 10/24/2025
The weather was very cooperative last night. The sky at western horizon turned clear just about 7:15 pm. However, the altitude of Lemmon comet (Comet C/2025 A6) was low. Phil and I scrambled to take some photos before it fell below the tree line around 8:15. It is amazing that almost none of my two […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 10/23/2025
Five HAL members attended an impromptu star party at Alpha Ridge Park on October 23, 2025. Skies were clear all night and the weather was fine, although seeing and transparency were both subpar. Welcome to Bruce and Neil, two new members who were attending their first impromptu event! Both of them were imaging comet Lemmon […]
Members-Only Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 10/18/2025
What a perfect night for stargazing! Temperatures were comfortable, and the skies started out beautifully clear. A few high clouds drifted through around 10 PM, but by 11 they had moved on, leaving us with crisp, transparent skies once again. We had a fantastic turnout with about 20 members joining in. The observing field was […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 10/15/2025
I hosted a sparsely attended impromptu star party on Wednesday, October 15 at Alpha Ridge Park. Temperature was in the low 60s to upper 50s, winds were calm and skies were clear until 11:00 PM. Transparency seemed a little better than usual to me, but I forgot to take a measurement with my sky quality […]