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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 2020 ^^ | + | ^ Officers 2025 ^^ |
| ^ President | Doug Goodin | | ^ President | Doug Goodin | | ||
| - | ^ Vice President | Russell Valentine | | + | ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | ^ Secretary | David Cromer | | + | ^ Secretary | Wes Chiles | |
| - | ^ Treasurer | David Cromer | | + | ^ Treasurer | Parker Lessig | |
| - | ^ Board Chair | Russell Valentine | | + | ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^ |
| - | | Janelle Burgardt | Gary Hug | Justin Prochaska | Brandie Wittenburg | | + | | Jan Burgardt | 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 | | + | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | |
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| - | **Russell Valentine**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Vice 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\\ | ||
| - | //Contact:// [[mailto:russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\ | ||
| - | {{:bio-david-cromer.jpg | David Cromer}} | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Doug Goodin}} |
| - | **David Cromer**\\ | + | **Doug Goodin**\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Secretary/Treasurer\\ | + | //Board Position:// President\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// Retired Principal - Mission Valley High School \\ | + | //Occupation:// \\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// \\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| - | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | + | {{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} |
| - | //Board Position:// Board Chair/Member\\ | + | **Justin Prochaska**\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// Retired computer security specialist\\ | + | //Board Position:// Vice President/Board Chair\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interests:// Astronomy education; working with novice astronomers, especially visual and binocular observing; mythology of astronomy\\ | + | //Occupation:// Electronics Mechanic at Fort Riley\\ |
| - | //Favorite observing targets:// star clusters, moon\\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ |
| + | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | ||
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| - | **Doug Goodin**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Wes Chiles}} |
| + | **Wes Chiles**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
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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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| + | {{:bio-pic-gary.jpg | Portrait of Gary Hug}} | ||
| **Gary Hug**\\ | **Gary Hug**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
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| - | **Justin Prochaska**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Electronics Mechanic at Fort Riley\\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | ||
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| - | **Brandie Wittenburg**\\ | + | **Parker Lessig**\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | + | //Board Position:// Member & Treasurer\\ |
| + | //Occupation:// Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas\\ | ||
| + | //Astronomy interest:// Astrophotography, Asteroid Astrometry, Solar Astronomy\\ | ||
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| + | **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 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]] \\ | ||
