The NEKAAL Observer
February-March, 2007 Volume 2, Issue 1 PO BOX 951, Topeka KS 66619 (785)449-2102 http://www.nekaal.org The official newsletter of Farpoint Observatory and the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League

• President's Corner
  Dan Tibbets
  New board president, Dan Tibbets, lays out his vision for NEKAAL for 2007 as well as his personal design for world domination.


• Changing of The Guard
  Bill Leifer
  E-newsletter editor, Bill Leifer, welcomes and thanks the new leadership of NEKAAL for stepping up. Also, a few thoughts about the new e-newsletter, itself.


• StarBase NEKAAL
  Scott Sackrider
  Scott Sackrider reports on the recent collaboration between Kansas StarBase and NEKAAL.


• Space Weather For Air Travelers
  Dr. Tony Phillips
  December, 2006 NASA SpacePlace article: How space weather can affect airline travel and what new things are being done to address this.


• A Great Big Wreck
  Dr. Tony Phillips
  January 2007 NASA SpacePlace article: Look out!!! We're gonna ram!! What happens when galaxies collide? Yet another thing to not worry about. The image in this article may be downloaded from http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/astro_clubs/antennae_galaxies.jpg


• Sky Highlights for February and March
  Janelle Burgardt
  Sky highlights through March.


• Astronomy Day: Two in 2007?
  Janelle Burgardt
  Astronomy Day, historically held in the spring, will also be held in the fall in 2007. Why the double event, and how will NEKAAL participate?


• Announcements, Special Deals, and Miscellany
  This is part of the newsletter where we put everything else, including speaker topics for upcoming general meetings.

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