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====== What We Do ====== | ====== What We Do ====== | ||
- | NEKAAL members observe, draw, photograph, document, discover and enjoy astronomy. We have given hundreds of educational presentations, had articles published in scientific journals, participated in projects of research and discovery, and have introduced hundreds of people to the wonders of the night sky through “[[Star Parties]]” at Farpoint Observatory and across the area. | + | NEKAAL members observe, draw, photograph, document, discover and enjoy astronomy. We have given hundreds of educational presentations, had articles published in scientific journals, participated in projects of research and discovery, and have introduced hundreds of people to the wonders of the night sky at Farpoint Observatory and across the area. |
====== Observatory ====== | ====== Observatory ====== | ||
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====== NEKAAL Officers ====== | ====== NEKAAL Officers ====== | ||
- | ^ Officers 2021 ^^ | + | ^ Officers 2025 ^^ |
^ President | Doug Goodin | | ^ President | Doug Goodin | | ||
^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | | ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | | ||
- | ^ Secretary | Jan Burgardt | | + | ^ Secretary | Wes Chiles | |
- | ^ Treasurer | David Cromer | | + | ^ Treasurer | Antonio Castaneda | |
^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | | ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | | ||
- | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^^ |
- | | David Cromer | Linda Fund | Gary Hug | Sanford Pomerantz | Russell Valentine | | + | | Jan Burgardt | Antonio Castaneda | Gary Hug | Parker Lessig | Angel Romero | Russell Valentine | |
^ Support Positions ^^ | ^ Support Positions ^^ | ||
^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | ||
- | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug/David Cromer | | + | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | |
{{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Doug Goodin}} | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Doug Goodin}} | ||
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//Favorite observing object:// | //Favorite observing object:// | ||
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{{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} | {{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} | ||
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- | {{:bio-david-cromer.jpg | Portrait of David Cromer}} | + | |
- | **David Cromer**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Wes Chiles}} |
- | //Board Position:// Secretary/Treasurer\\ | + | **Wes Chiles**\\ |
- | //Occupation:// Retired Principal - Mission Valley High School \\ | + | //Board Position:// Member\\ |
- | //Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ | + | //Occupation:// \\ |
- | //Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// \\ |
+ | //Favorite observing object:// | ||
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{{:bio-pic-jan.jpg | Portrait of Janelle Burgardt}} | {{:bio-pic-jan.jpg | Portrait of Janelle Burgardt}} | ||
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- | {{:linda_fund_1.jpg | Portrait of Linda Fund}} | + | |
- | **Linda Fund**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Antonio Castaneda}} |
+ | **Antonio Castaneda**\\ | ||
//Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
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{{:bio-pic-gary.jpg | Portrait of Gary Hug}} | {{:bio-pic-gary.jpg | Portrait of Gary Hug}} | ||
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- | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Sanford Pomerantz}} | + | |
- | **Sanford Pomerantz**\\ | + | {{:bio-pic-parker.jpg?128 | Portrait of Parker Lessig}} |
+ | **Parker Lessig**\\ | ||
//Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
+ | //Occupation:// Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas\\ | ||
+ | //Astronomy interest:// Astrophotography, Asteroid Astrometry, Solar Astronomy\\ | ||
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+ | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Angel Romero}} | ||
+ | **Angel Romero**\\ | ||
+ | //Board Position:// Secretary\\ | ||
//Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
//Astronomy interest:// \\ | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
//Favorite observing object:// | //Favorite observing object:// | ||
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{{:russell_portrait.png | Portrait of Russell Valentine}} | {{:russell_portrait.png | Portrait of Russell Valentine}} | ||
**Russell Valentine**\\ | **Russell Valentine**\\ | ||
- | //Board Position:// member\\ | + | //Board Position:// vice president/board chair\\ |
- | //Ocupation:// IT, Agriculture\\ | + | //Ocupation:// IT\\ |
- | //Astronomy Interests:// Visual observing and the applications of mathematics, electronic engineering, and physics into the field of astronomy.\\ | + | //Astronomy Interests:// Visual observing, astrophotography, and the applications of mathematics, electronic engineering, and physics into the field of astronomy.\\ |
//Favorite observing targets:// Veil Nebula, Milky Way\\ | //Favorite observing targets:// Veil Nebula, Milky Way\\ | ||
//Contact:// [[mailto:russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\ | //Contact:// [[mailto:russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\ | ||