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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. |
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| ====== NEKAAL Officers ====== | ====== NEKAAL Officers ====== | ||
| - | ^ Officers 2016 ^^ | + | ^ Officers 2024 ^^ |
| - | ^ President | Russell Valentine | | + | ^ President | Doug Goodin | |
| - | ^ Vice President | Janelle Burgardt | | + | ^ Vice President | Russell Valentine | |
| - | ^ Secretary | Rick Andersen | | + | ^ Secretary | Angel Romero | |
| - | ^ Chair | Eric Dose | | + | ^ Treasurer | David Cromer | |
| - | ^ Treasurer | Paige Caudle | | + | ^ Board Chair | Russell Valentine | |
| - | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^^ |
| - | | Carolyn Kaberline | Janelle Burgardt | Gary Hug | | + | | Jan Burgardt | Antonio Castaneda | Wes Chiles | David Cromer | Gary Hug | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | | Graham Bell | Justin Prochaska | Julius Chatmon | | + | |
| - | | Roger Heaton | | | | + | |
| - | ^ Support Positions ^^^ | + | ^ Support Positions ^^ |
| ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | ^ Education/Outreach Coordinator | Janelle Burgardt | | ||
| - | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug | | + | ^ Facilities/Observatory Coordinator | Gary Hug/David Cromer | |
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| - | <div style="display: inline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom: 20px"> | + | **Doug Goodin**\\ |
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| - | </html>**Russell Valentine**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// President\\ | //Board Position:// President\\ | ||
| - | //Ocupation:// IT, Agriculture\\ | + | //Occupation:// \\ |
| - | //Astronomy Interests:// Visual observing and the applications of mathematics, electronic engineering, and physics into the field of astronomy.\\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// \\ |
| - | //Favorite observing targets:// Veil Nebula, Milky Way | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| - | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | + | |
| - | //Board Position:// Vice President\\ | + | |
| - | //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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| - | <div style="display: inline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom: 20px"> | + | **Russell Valentine**\\ |
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| - | **Eric Dose**\\ | + | //Astronomy Interests:// Visual observing, astrophotography, and the applications of mathematics, electronic engineering, and physics into the field of astronomy.\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Board Chair\\ | + | //Favorite observing targets:// Veil Nebula, Milky Way\\ |
| - | //Occupation:// R&D\\ | + | //Contact:// [[mailto:russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\ |
| - | //Astronomy interests:// astrometry of asteroids; visual observing of deep-sky objects, | + | |
| - | working toward Astronomical League's master observer membership (9 down, 1 to go)\\ | + | |
| - | //Favorite observing targets:// Lagoon Nebula and Double Cluster (both visible naked-eye from Farpoint), double stars, star occultations by asteroids, Arp peculiar galaxies. And Delphinus. | + | |
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| - | **Rick Andersen**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// Secretary\\ | //Board Position:// Secretary\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// \\ | + | //Occupation:// \\ |
| - | //Astronomy interests:// | + | //Astronomy interest:// \\ |
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| - | **Paige Caudle**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Treasurer\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Staff Accountant\\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// this history of astronomy, reading articles on new | ||
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| - | //Favorite observing object:// Orion, Milky Way, and Jupiter | ||
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| - | **Gary Hug**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Machinist\\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// astrometry of asteroids and comets especially Near Earth | ||
| - | Objects, imaging galaxy clusters, telescope and astronomical equipment fabrication.\\ | ||
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| - | <div style="display: inline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom: 20px"> | + | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ |
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| - | **Graham Bell**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// \\ | + | //Occupation:// Retired computer security specialist\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | + | //Astronomy interests:// Astronomy education; working with novice astronomers, especially visual and binocular observing; mythology of astronomy\\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | //Favorite observing targets:// star clusters, moon\\ |
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| - | **Roger Heaton**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
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| - | <div style="display: inline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom: 20px"> | + | **David Cromer**\\ |
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| - | **Carolyn Kaberline**\\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ |
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| - | <div style="display: inline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom: 20px"> | + | **Gary Hug**\\ |
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| - | **Julius Chatmon**\\ | + | |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// USCG\\ | + | //Occupation:// Machinist\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// planetary imaging and viewing galaxies\\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// astrometry of asteroids and comets especially Near Earth |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Mars\\ | + | Objects, imaging galaxy clusters, telescope and astronomical equipment fabrication.\\ |
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| **Justin Prochaska**\\ | **Justin Prochaska**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Electronics Tech 1 @ Northrop Grumman \\ | + | //Occupation:// Electronics Mechanic at Fort Riley\\ |
| //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ | //Astronomy interest:// Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula's \\ | ||
| //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | //Favorite observing object:// Jupiter and Saturn \\ | ||
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| + | **Wes Chiles**\\ | ||
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