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2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Parents

The next Celestial Searchers meeting is coming up on Monday Dec. 17th at 7PM in the Glenwood Public Library on Rte. 97. All kids K-6 are invited. There will be a holiday greeting card making activity in conjunction with a discussion about possible astronomical explanations for the Star of Bethlehem. Feel free to bring goodies to share at this holiday celebration. (Mark anything containing nuts.)

The nominations for the 2019 HAL Board of Directors are now open through 7PM on 1/16/19. The election will be held at the January HAL meeting on 1/17/19. Please send any self- or 3rd party nominations to HAL's election committee chair, Wayne Baggett, at election@howardastro.org. All positions are open: President, 1st and 2nd VP, Treasurer, Secretary, and Event Coordinator.

HAL's December Meeting and Potluck Holiday Party will be held on Thursday, Dec. 20th at 7PM on the lower (mezzanine) level of the Robinson Nature Center. President James Johnson will present a brief 2018 HAL review followed by eating and socializing. Please bring a food item to share. The Public is invited.

Welcome
to the Howard Astronomical League. HAL is an astronomy club located in Howard County, Maryland. We hold monthly meetings on the lower (mezzanine) level of the Robinson Nature Center in Columbia, MD, conduct public star parties at Alpha Ridge Park utilizing the "HALO" observatory, and provide community outreach events at various Howard County locations - often in public library parking lots. We invite everyone to be a part of amateur astronomy with us. You will find information about our meeting dates on the Our Meetings page. Information on membership is located on the HAL Membership page.

Join Us
for our Star Parties and Outreach events. We also provide an e-mail group for communication of timely club News and for astronomical discussions.

Information
to help plan your observing sessions is available on the calendar page or the astrolinks 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.

HAL's Observatory at Alpha Ridge Park (HALO)
is open monthly (excepting Jan & Feb). It houses HAL's 6 inch "Illig" Refracting telescope. Check these web pages for full details about the observatory. For a schedule of events at the observatory, check the HAL star parties page or the HAL calendar.

The Leona and David Illig Donation Plaque Mounted on the Telescope Pier 8/18/2018

HAL Makes David Assist with Plaque Installation as His "Just" Reward. Thanks Illig's!

HAL is proud to have official affiliations with:

	Robinson Nature Center		Celestial Searchers Astronomy for Howard County Kids (K-8)
	Howard County Recreation & Parks Alpha Ridge Park		Astronomical League
	Howard County Conservancy		International Dark Sky Association