Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 7/02/2024
(The One with More Eagle Nebula Photos) We had a surprisingly nice and clear sky until midnight. 7 members attended this party, and I apologize in advance but I am terrible at remembering everyone’s names, but there were 2 members that I met for the first time who brought a 14” and a 16” dobsonian […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 7/01/2024
(The One with a Clear Skies Cool Weather) Last night four of us (Mike, Richard, Ken S. and me) enjoyed the beautiful clear skies and cool weather. It felt more like mid-September to me than early July. Ken and I had a couple of Seestar S50s running, Mike had an 80mm refractor with a new […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 6/21/2024
(The One with a Strawberry Moon and Suboptimal Conditions) It was a hot day and evening, and seven HAL members and guests enjoyed the night of the Strawberry Moon for an impromptu star party at Alpha Ridge Park. The skies were mostly clear but very hazy, resulting in poor transparency; this is typical for a […]
Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 6/15/2024
There were 27 telescopes setup. They ranged from the most basic starter scopes to very sophisticated setups. There were well over 250 people in attendance
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 6/11 & 6/12 , 2024
(The One with Two Reports in One) I am sorry I am doing a dual report but I figured since it was a back to back situation it would be better to condense it. Starting with 06/11, we had 5 members coming, some to image and some to do visual astronomy with their dobsonians. I […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 6/7/24
(The One with the Black Eye Galaxy and Hungry Mosquitoes) Four HAL members (me, Ken, Kurt, and Sundar) showed up at an impromptu star party last night. As forecast predicted, the evening cloud gradually dissipated starting at 9 pm. The clear sky continued till 11:30 pm when a huge cluster of clouds moved in from […]
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 5/31/2024
The last impromptu of the month was a fantastic one as we had 12 members enjoying the wonderfully dark and clear skies of last night. The night was a little chilly but we had no clouds almost from the very beginning. Some members were observing through their dobsonians, while others where imaging or aligning their […]
Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 5/27/2023
The One with a Lots of Excited Young Astro Enthusiasts
Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 7/11/2023
The One with a Midsummer’s Night Scene