(The first cloudy one of 2025!) Hello HAL members, Well, as predicted, the clouds were not very cooperative for yesterday’s Public Star party.  It was mostly cloudy at the start, becoming totally cloudy by 8:30 PM with a light rain starting a little after 9.  No members had set up their personal telescopes.  The good news is that the temps were mild and we had approximately 40 people (some scouts, families, etc.) come out to visit and we had two people sign up to be new members on the spot.

Attached is a picture taken during the event, showing that the HALO observatory was indeed open for business.  Richard Ren was at the helm – looking mostly at the moon through patchy clouds but also slewing over at Jupiter and Mars when periodic clearings appeared.  A little after 9, we closed up HALO and locked up the park at 9:30 PM.  Here’s hoping for better weather for our Members-only event on the 26th and next month’s Public event on May 3rd. 

Clear skies,
Victor HAL President and April Public Star Party Co-Host