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This Just In....
The first Member's Only Star Party of 2010 will be held on March 13th at Alpha Ridge Park. Dwane Miles will host.
HAL needs $25K in donations in order to begin construction of its observatory at Alpha Ridge Park. As you can see from the above bulding fund thermometer, we have a way to go. You can make tax deductible donations on the Building Fund page. Don't forget to take advantage of your employer's matching donation program. Another way to make donations is to purchase items from the HALGear store. A small portion of each sale goes to the building fund. |
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Welcome
to the website of the Howard Astronomical League,
Central Maryland's premiere astronomy club! HAL is an amateur
astronomy club located in Howard County, Maryland. We hold monthly meetings,
conduct public star parties and provide community educational talks.
We invite everyone to be a part of astronomy in Central Maryland. You will
find information about our meeting dates on our
Meetings page. Information on membership is located on the
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Join Us
also for our Star Parties and Outreach events. In addiiton, we provide an
e-mail
group for communication of timely club News, to alert subscribers of
impromptu gatherings at one of our observing sites, and for astronomical
discussions.
Information
to help you plan your observing sessions is available either on the Calendar page, or the
Resources page -- where you can check for moonrise
times, Iridium flares, International Space Station sightings, Jupiter's Great
Red Spot transit and a lot more. And don't forget to check the
Weather before you venture out -- but if its cloudy, come play in our
Kid's Korner section instead!
HAL's Observatory
is in the advanced planning stages. The goal is to start construction during Howard County's next fiscal year. The site has been selected in Alpha Ridge park. It will house HAL's Watson Telescope. Full details about the Observatory and the Watson Telescope is documented on this website as is the status of our Building Fund. These pages are great resources to help keep abreast of this exciting project.
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