HALO

Howard Astronomical League Observatory

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Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 11/01/2025

Clear Skies!

Public Meeting: November 13, 2025 – Camera Basics of Astrophotography

Featuring Wes Fewerda on the basics of cameras in Astrophotography.

The Sky At Night – November 2025

Upcoming Night Sky Maps & Events

September Object of The Month, “Veil Nebula”

This image of the "Pickering's Triangle" region of the Veil Nebula was captured this month under Bortle 5 skies in Linganore, MD using a 9.25" Celestron SCT at f6.3. Additional

Past HAL Public Meeting: October 9, 2025 – Looking Back at A Century of Innovation in Amateur Telescope Making — Is It Still Worth It?”

Featuring Guy Brandenburg speaking from experience on "Looking Back at A Century of Innovation in Amateur Telescope Making"

Public Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 9/13/2025

Clear Skies!

Past HAL Public Meeting: September 11, 2025 – Lunar Environment Monitoring Station (LEMS)

Mehdi Benna, Planetary Scientist with NASA at GSFC will be talking about the Lunar Environment Monitoring Station

Impromptu Star Party (Alpha Ridge) 8/31/2025

Ten HAL members showed up for a very pleasant evening of observing and imaging at Alpha Ridge Park on the night of August 30th. The first-quarter moon was out until

Upcoming Events

November

13nov7:00 pm9:00 pmHAL General Meeting, November 2025Topic: TBD

15nov6:00 pm11:00 pmMembers-Only Star PartyAlpha Ridge Park

December

11dec7:00 pm9:00 pmHAL General Meeting, December 2025Annual Holiday Social Event (Catered)

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