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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 2019 ^^ | + | ^ Officers 2025 ^^ |
| - | ^ President | Tim Edwards | | + | ^ President | Doug Goodin | |
| - | ^ Vice President | Dr. Edwin Woerner | | + | ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | ^ Secretary | Bruce Caler | | + | ^ Secretary | Wes Chiles | |
| - | ^ Treasurer | David Cromer | | + | ^ Treasurer | Parker Lessig | |
| - | ^ Board Chair | Jan Burgardt | | + | ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^ |
| - | | Kristi Baker | Gary Hug | Justin Prochaska | | + | | Jan Burgardt | Gary Hug | Parker Lessig | Angel Romero | Russell Valentine | |
| - | | David Cromer | Russell Valentine | | + | |
| ^ Support Positions ^^ | ^ Support Positions ^^ | ||
| ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | ||
| - | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | | + | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | |
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| - | **Tim Edwards**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Doug Goodin}} |
| + | **Doug Goodin**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// President\\ | //Board Position:// President\\ | ||
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
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| - | **Dr. Edwin Woerner**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Vice President\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | ||
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| - | {{:bio-bruce-caler.jpg | Bruce Caler}} | + | {{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} |
| - | **Bruce Caler**\\ | + | **Justin Prochaska**\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Secretary\\ | + | //Board Position:// Vice President/Board Chair\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// Retired\\ | + | //Occupation:// Electronics Mechanic at Fort Riley\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Planets, Exoplanets, and Astrophotography\\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Comets, Moon, and Jupiter\\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ |
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| - | {{:bio-david-cromer.jpg | David Cromer}} | ||
| - | **David Cromer**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Treasurer/Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Principal - Mission Valley High School \\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ | ||
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| - | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | + | **Wes Chiles**\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Board Chair/Member\\ | + | |
| - | //Occupation:// computer security specialist\\ | + | |
| - | //Astronomy interests:// Astronomy education; working with novice astronomers, especially visual and binocular observing; mythology of astronomy\\ | + | |
| - | //Favorite observing targets:// star clusters, moon | + | |
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| - | **Kristi Baker**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| //Astronomy interest:// \\ | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| + | {{:bio-pic-jan.jpg | Portrait of Janelle Burgardt}} | ||
| + | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | ||
| + | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| + | //Occupation:// Retired computer security specialist\\ | ||
| + | //Astronomy interests:// Astronomy education; working with novice astronomers, especially visual and binocular observing; mythology of astronomy\\ | ||
| + | //Favorite observing targets:// star clusters, moon\\ | ||
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| **Gary Hug**\\ | **Gary Hug**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
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| - | **Justin Prochaska**\\ | + | {{:bio-pic-parker.jpg?128 | Portrait of Parker Lessig}} |
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | + | **Parker Lessig**\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// Electronics Tech 1 @ Northrop Grumman \\ | + | //Board Position:// Member & Treasurer\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ | + | //Occupation:// Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas\\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | + | //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:// \\ | ||
| + | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
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| + | {{: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]] \\ | ||
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