Policy Update notice: All public astronomy nights at Farpiont will be canceled it is raining or too cloudy. You can check within two hours of the event for status updates. ^ Public Astronomy Night Dates in 2019 at Farpoint Observatory ^^ ^ Date ^ Start Time ^ |March 30| 8:00pm | |April 27| 8:30pm | |May 25| 9:00pm (board meeting May 19) CANCELED| |June 1| 9:00pm (no board meeting)| |June 22| 9:00pm CANCELED | |July 6| 9:00pm (no board meeting)| |July 27| 9:00pm | |August 24| 8:30pm | |September 21| 8:00pm | |October 26| 7:30pm (board meeting Oct 21)| |November 23| 7:30pm | ^ General Meetings ^^^^ ^Date^Speaker^Topic^Note^ |January 24, 7pm| | | | |February 28, 7pm|Tim Edwards | How to use a planisphere, identify objects in the sky | | |March 28, 7pm|Tim Edwards | The Spring Sky | | |April 25, 7pm| Tim Edwards| Astronomy News | | |May 23, 7pm| Jan Burgardt | The Moon | | |June 27, 7pm|Douglas Goodin | Spectroscopic Search for Life on Other Planets | | |July 25, 7pm|Russell Valentine | Beginning Astrophotography | |August 22, 7pm| | | | |September 26, 7pm| | | | |October 24, 7pm| | | | |November 21, 7pm| | | | ^ Board Meetings ^^ ^Date^Time/alt Location^ | January 13st | 1:30 PM/Topeka Library| | February 17th | 1:30 PM/Topeka Library| | March 30 | 6:00 PM | | April 27 | 6:30 PM| | May 19 | 1:30 PM/Topeka Library| | June 22| 7:00 PM| | July 27| 7:00 PM| | Aug. 24| 6:30 PM| | Sept. 21| 6:00 PM| | Oct. 20|1:30 PM/Topeka Librar| | Nov. 23| 5:30 PM| ====== Astronomy Related Events ====== ===== Public Astronomy Night at Farpoint Observatory ===== How long has it been since you saw the stars under a really dark sky? When the Milky Way actually looked like milk? And there were more stars than you could count. Come to a Public Astronomy Night at Farpoint Observatory. NEKAAL members will be there to answer your questions, you'll feast your eyes on amazing sights, and have a great time. Want to know more? Check out our Star Party page. Driving instructions to Farpoint are located on our observatory page. Group tours or observing sessions are scheduled on an individual basis, by contacting the Astronomy Program Director. All public astronomy nights at Farpiont will be canceled it is raining or too cloudy. You can check within two hours of the event for status updates. ===== NEKAAL General Meetings ===== NEKAAL's General Meetings are the 4th Thursday of each month, with the exceptions of November (3rd Thursday) and December (date announced each year). Guests are always welcome to join us for the General Meetings and/or observing out at Farpoint. These meetings are always open to the general public, free of charge. The meetings usually include speakers or presentations covering a wide range of topics relevant to astronomy. General Meetings are held at the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, 10th and Washburn, unless otherwise noted**

Board meetings are scheduled for Saturdays. Generally Board meetings begin two hours before the public astronomy nights, at Farpoint, except in January and February which have no Open House. To recommend an addition to the agenda, Board Members or NEKAAL members may contact the Board Chair or President (See Who We Are).