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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 2018 ^^ | + | ^ Officers 2026 ^^ |
| - | ^ President&Board Chair | Russell Valentine | | + | ^ President | Doug Goodin | |
| - | ^ Vice President | Tim Edwards | | + | ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | ^ Secretary | Bruce Caler | | + | ^ Secretary | Wes Chiles | |
| - | ^ Treasurer | David Cromer | | + | ^ Treasurer | Parker Lessig | |
| + | ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | | ||
| - | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^^ |
| - | | Jan Burgardt | Gary Hug | Justin Prochaska | | + | | Graham Bell | David Cromer | Gary Hug | Parker Lessig | Russell Valentine | Ed Woerner | |
| - | | David Cromer | Carolyn Kaberline | Dr. Edwin Woerner | | + | |
| ^ Support Positions ^^ | ^ Support Positions ^^ | ||
| - | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | + | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | | |
| - | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | | + | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | |
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| - | **Russell Valentine**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// President/Board Chair\\ | ||
| - | //Ocupation:// IT, Agriculture\\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy Interests:// Visual observing and the applications of mathematics, electronic engineering, and physics into the field of astronomy.\\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing targets:// Veil Nebula, Milky Way | ||
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| - | **Tim Edwards**\\ | + | **Doug Goodin**\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Vice President\\ | + | //Board Position:// President\\ |
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| //Astronomy interest:// \\ | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
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| - | {{:bio-bruce-caler.jpg | Bruce Caler}} | + | |
| - | **Bruce Caler**\\ | + | {{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} |
| - | //Board Position:// Secretary\\ | + | **Justin Prochaska**\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// Retired\\ | + | //Board Position:// Vice President/Board Chair\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Planets, Exoplanets, and Astrophotography\\ | + | //Occupation:// Electronics Mechanic at Fort Riley\\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Comets, Moon, and Jupiter\\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ |
| + | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | ||
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| - | {{:bio-david-cromer.jpg | David Cromer}} | + | |
| - | **David Cromer**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Wes Chiles}} |
| - | //Board Position:// Treasurer/Member\\ | + | **Wes Chiles**\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// 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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| - | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Graham Bell}} |
| + | **Graham Bell**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// computer security specialist\\ | + | //Occupation:// Retired \\ |
| - | //Astronomy interests:// Astronomy education; working with novice astronomers, especially visual and binocular observing; mythology of astronomy\\ | + | //Astronomy interests:// \\ |
| - | //Favorite observing targets:// star clusters, moon | + | //Favorite observing targets:// \\ |
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| + | {{:bio-pic-gary.jpg | Portrait of Gary Hug}} | ||
| **Gary Hug**\\ | **Gary Hug**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
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| - | **Carolyn Kaberline**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Language arts and social studies teacher at Mater Dei Catholic School and freelance writer.\\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// legends and mythology associated with astronomy, would like to learn how to photograph some celestial objects\\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// the planets and their satellites\\ | ||
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| - | {{:justin_prochaska.jpg |}} | + | {{:bio-pic-parker.jpg?128 | Portrait of Parker Lessig}} |
| - | **Justin Prochaska**\\ | + | **Parker Lessig**\\ |
| + | //Board Position:// Member & Treasurer\\ | ||
| + | //Occupation:// Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas\\ | ||
| + | //Astronomy interest:// Astrophotography, Asteroid Astrometry, Solar Astronomy\\ | ||
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| + | {{:bio-david-cromer.jpg?128 | Portrait of David Cromer}} | ||
| + | **David Cromer**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Electronics Tech 1 @ Northrop Grumman \\ | + | //Occupation:// Retired School Principal\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// \\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| - | **Dr. Edwin Woerner**\\ | + | {{:russell_portrait.png | Portrait of Russell Valentine}} |
| + | **Russell Valentine**\\ | ||
| + | //Board Position:// vice president/board chair\\ | ||
| + | //Ocupation:// IT\\ | ||
| + | //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\\ | ||
| + | //Contact:// [[mailto:russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\ | ||
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| + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Ed Woerner}} | ||
| + | **Ed Woerner**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// \\ | + | //Occupation:// Retired Math Professor\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | + | //Astronomy interests:// \\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | //Favorite observing targets:// \\ |
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