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NEKAAL has an observatory in Northeast Kansas, named Farpoint Observatory. Come for a visit sometime.

Info about the Jan 20th Total Lunar Eclipse

The entire eclipse will be visible from here. There are several phases of the eclipse. The penumbral eclipse really isn't visible to the eye; at most you might seem a slight shading at the end of it. You want to start watching when the “umbra”, or dark part of the shadow, begins at 9:33. It will look like a bite starting on the moons right side, which will progress across the moon until the the moon is entirely dark at 10:41. Each eclipse is different, but the moon looks some shade of red. At 11:43, the moon will start to brighten on the right side, about where the “bite” started, and continue across until it's totally uncovered at 12:50 am. Times are for the Topeka area, see link above for times in your area. (Summary of Eclipse by Jan Burgardt)

• May 11 08:30PM Public Astronomy Night

  at Farpoint Observatory
• May 23 07:00PM General Meeting

  at Topeka Shawnee County Public Library (Online @ https://meetings.nekaal.org/)
• Jun 15 09:00PM Public Astronomy Night

  at Farpoint Observatory
• Jun 27 07:00PM General Meeting

  at Topeka Shawnee County Public Library (Online @ https://meetings.nekaal.org/)
• Jul 13 09:00PM Public Astronomy Night

  at Farpoint Observatory

• Comet C/2021 A1 – bright or disappointing?

  I was able to shoot a 20 second image using the Tombaugh Reflector of Comet 2021 A1. It was just before 5:00 AM local time (11:00 UTC) and the comet was about 30 degrees above the horizon. The winds were about 6-8 MPH so not great for keeping the imaging steady. (hopefully we’ll fix that …

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• Recorded General Meeting November, 18, 2021

• Russell Valentine – 3d printer uses in Astronomy – Recording of General Meeting October 28th 2021

• Douglas Goodin -Archeoastronomy – NEKAAL General Meeting Recording 9-23-2021

• Correction for Farpoint's phone number it is 785-925-2960

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