HAL Public Meeting: August 21, 2025 – NASA Balloon Program Operations
Presenter: Andrew Hamilton Deputy Chief, NASA Balloon Program Office Andrew Hamilton The meeting will take place on August 21, 2025 at 7 PM on Zoom and at the Robinson Nature Center . Andrew Hamilton is currently serving as the Deputy Chief for the NASA Balloon Program having previously served as the Acting Chief of the program. […]
Past Meeting July 17, 2025 – From the Retina, to Astronomical Drawing to Observing Programs
We had three great speakers and diverse topics:
• Chris Todd on the retina
• Rich Orr on Astronomical Drawing
• Steve Jaworiwsky on observing programs of the Astronomical League
Past HAL Monthly Meeting: June 19, 2025 -ALPHA Observatory, Near-Earth Asteroid Detection and Automation
Presenter: Marcel Mabson, Professor Of Practice, Astronautical and Space Engineering, will speak on Near Earth Asteroid Detection on June 19 at 7 PM at the Robinson Nature Center & Zoom
Past Meeting: May 15th, 2025 – Science on Mount Wilson’s 100″ Hooker telescope – Restarting research on a historic instrument
Presenter: Dale Ghent, Member of STELAR, NINA contributor and plugin author Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place on May 15, 2025 at 7 PM on Zoom and at the Robinson Nature Center . Recognizing the telescope’s ongoing potential for producing valuable scientific data, the Institute […]
Past Meeting: April 17th, 2025 – STELLA (Science and Technology Education for Land / Life Assessment): A low-cost open-source remote sensing instruments for education and research
Presenter: Mike Taylor, Outreach Scientist, SSAI, NASA Goddard on the Landsat Communications and Public Engagement team Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place on April 17, 2025 at 7 PM on Zoom and at the Robinson Nature Center STELLA combines inexpensive sensors with […]
Past Meeting: March 20th, 2025 – Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe
Presenter: Dr. Rutuparna Das, Astrophysicist with the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place at 7 PM at the Robinson Nature Center and on Zoom. Topic: Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe Brief description of […]
Past Meeting: February 20th, 2025 – AI-based Surveying of Exoplanet Atmospheres
Presenter: Dr. Reza Ashtari, Exoplanet Astronomer at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Artifacts: Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place at 7 PM at the Robinson Nature Center . Abstract: Producing optimized and accurate transmission spectra from telescope data is a manual and labor-intensive process. […]
Past Meeting: Multi-Epoch HST Imaging of a Shock Front in the Cygnus Loop Supernova Remnant – January 16th, 2025
Presenter: Dr. Ravi Sankrit, Associate Scientist, Instruments Division, STScI (And Annual Meeting Elections) Meeting PDF YouTube Video of Meeting Chat Log The meeting took place at 7 PM at the Robinson Nature Center Abstract: Supernova explosions drive shocks into the surrounding interstellar medium (ISM) heating it to high temperatures. Centuries […]