To find out more about NEKAAL see who we are or schedule for info on attending one of our general meetings or public astronomy nights.

NEKAAL has an observatory in Northeast Kansas, named Farpoint Observatory. Come for a visit sometime.

General Meetings are held at the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, 10th and Washburn, unless otherwise noted

All public astronomy nights at Farpoint will be canceled if it is raining or too cloudy. You can check within two hours of the event for status updates.

• Jan 22 07:00PM General meeting (2026/01/22 19:00)
• Feb 26 07:00PM General meeting (2026/02/26 19:00)
• Mar 26 07:00PM General meeting (2026/03/26 19:00)
• Apr 23 07:00PM General meeting (2026/04/23 19:00)
• May 28 07:00PM General meeting (2026/05/28 19:00)

• General Meeting - Nov. 20, 2025
• General Meeting - October 23, 2025
• General Meeting August 28, 2025
• General Meeting - July 24, 2025

• Comet C/2021 A1 – bright or disappointing?

  I was able to shoot a 20 second image using the Tombaugh Reflector of Comet 2021 A1. It was just before 5:00 AM local time (11:00 UTC) and the comet was about 30 degrees above the horizon. The winds were about 6-8 MPH so not great for keeping the imaging steady. (hopefully we’ll fix that …

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• Recorded General Meeting November, 18, 2021

• Russell Valentine – 3d printer uses in Astronomy – Recording of General Meeting October 28th 2021

• Douglas Goodin -Archeoastronomy – NEKAAL General Meeting Recording 9-23-2021