Welcome to HCAS
The Harford County Astronomical Society (HCAS) was founded in 1970 and is affiliated with the Astronomical League. The Society offers a wide range of activities for persons with an interest in astronomy. These include:
Numerous opportunities to view the planets, moon, and stars.
Our Location
The observatory is located on the campus of Harford Community College, just outside of Bel Air, MD
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Antares NG-10 Launch© Tim Phelan. An Antares rocket arcs toward the ISS from Virginia
NGC 7293© Peter Nerbun - Helix Nebula captured with a C-11 SCT over 6.5 hours on Oct 6 2016 & earlier
The Hercules Globular ClusterStacked 26 images with a total exposure time of 13 minutes to get this image.
Rosette Nebula© Joseph Deitzel - Taken with a TV102 refractor and ZWO ASI 294 on shot color camera. 15 minutes of 25 second unguided subs, stacked with Nebulosity 4 and processed with StarTools, Astraimage Pro and PaintShop Pro.