Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 12/20/2025
A Singular Event I was the only attendee for an impromptu star party at Alpha Ridge on December 20. Temperatures were in the mid 30s, winds were calm and the sky was mostly clear, although some clouds moved through in the 7:00 hour. I set up my Vespera EAA scope to image the Flaming Star […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 12/12/2025
Three HAL members turned out on a chilly winter night for an impromptu star party at Alpha Ridge Park last night. The temperature was 26 degrees when I took my sky quality meter readings at 8:35 PM, but there wasn’t any wind to speak of, so it was pretty tolerable. Skies were clear for the […]
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
Members’ Celebration Meeting: December 5, 2025 – Annual Holiday Party (RSVP or Zoom)
Food and Astronomy for the Season
HAL featured on Maryland Public TV
HAL was featured about 18 minutes in on this clip recently appearing on MPT.
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 imaging and Earnie was doing some visual astronomy and also imaging with his Vespera. For what I could see, one person was doing the helix […]
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 – December 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. […]