Seven HAL members enjoyed a mix of visual observing and astrophotography on an unseasonably warm night at Alpha Ridge Park. There was quite a diverse collection of telescopes in use.
It was a great night for observing at Alpha Ridge Park on Saturday night. Skies were clear and transparency was above average (SQM-L reading of 19.25 mpas). Seeing was about
Two HAL members attended an impromptu star party at Alpha Ridge Park on the night of May 4th. The sky clouded over intermittently, but the clouds were moving through quickly
We had a nice night this past Thursday. There were only 4 members at the star party but the sky was pretty clear and we all took advantage of the
Sky conditions were not great for last night’s impromptu star party, with a persistent layer of thin clouds and bright moonlight. It was a nice night for double star observing
After the iffy conditions during the day, the night turned out to be nearly perfect! The daytime clouds disappeared by sunset, and the afternoon winds died completely by the time
Four HAL members attended the impromptu star party of April 19th at Alpha Ridge Park. The weather forecast was pretty accurate, as skies were clear until midnight and the temperature
