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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 2026 ^^ |
| ^ President | Doug Goodin | | ^ President | Doug Goodin | | ||
| ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | | ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | | ||
| - | ^ Secretary | Jan Burgardt | | + | ^ Secretary | Wes Chiles | |
| - | ^ Treasurer | David Cromer | | + | ^ Treasurer | Parker Lessig | |
| ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | | ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | | ||
| - | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^^ |
| - | | David Cromer | Linda Fund | Gary Hug | Sanford Pomerantz | Russell Valentine | | + | | Graham Bell | David Cromer | Gary Hug | Parker Lessig | Russell Valentine | Ed Woerner | |
| ^ Support Positions ^^ | ^ Support Positions ^^ | ||
| - | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | + | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | | |
| - | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug/David Cromer | | + | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | |
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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**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Secretary/Treasurer\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Retired Principal - Mission Valley High School \\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ | ||
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| - | {{:bio-pic-jan.jpg | Portrait of Janelle Burgardt}} | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Wes Chiles}} |
| - | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | + | **Wes Chiles**\\ |
| - | //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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| - | {{:linda_fund_1.jpg | Portrait of Linda Fund}} | + | |
| - | **Linda Fund**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
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| + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Graham Bell}} | ||
| + | **Graham Bell**\\ | ||
| + | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| + | //Occupation:// Retired \\ | ||
| + | //Astronomy interests:// \\ | ||
| + | //Favorite observing targets:// \\ | ||
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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 & 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:// \\ | + | //Occupation:// Retired School Principal\\ |
| //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]] \\ | ||
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| + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Ed Woerner}} | ||
| + | **Ed Woerner**\\ | ||
| + | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| + | //Occupation:// Retired Math Professor\\ | ||
| + | //Astronomy interests:// \\ | ||
| + | //Favorite observing targets:// \\ | ||
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