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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 | Justin Prochaska ​+^ Vice President | Russell Valentine ​
-^ Secretary ​     | Janelle Burgardt ​+^ Secretary ​     | Angel Romero ​
-Chair          ​Janelle Burgardt ​  +Treasurer ​     ​David Cromer ​
-Treasurer ​     ​| ​Paige Caudle ​|+Board Chair      ​| ​Russell Valentine ​
  
  
-^                NEKAAL Board               ^^^ +^                NEKAAL Board               ^^^^^^ 
-Bruce Caler Gary Hug Dr. Edwin Woerner | +Jan Burgardt ​Antonio Castaneda ​Wes Chiles ​| David Cromer | Gary Hug Justin Prochaska ​|
-| David Cromer | Carolyn Kaberline | | +
-| Roger Heaton | Brandy Whitten ​| |+
  
-^                      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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-</​html>​**Russell Valentine**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\+
 //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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-<​html>​ +{{:russell_portrait.png | Portrait of Russell Valentine}} 
-<div style="​displayinline-block;​ min-height: 150px; margin-bottom:​ 20px">​ +**Russell Valentine**\\ 
-<img src="/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=justin_prochaska.jpg"​ style="​float:​ left; margin-right:​ 10px">​ +//Board Position:// ​vice president/​board chair\\ 
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-**Justin Prochaska**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\ +//​Astronomy ​Interests:// Visual observingastrophotography, and the applications of mathematicselectronic engineering,​ and physics into the field of astronomy.\\ 
-//Board Position:// ​Vice President\\ +//Favorite observing ​targets:// Veil Nebula, Milky Way\\ 
-//Occupation:// Electronics Tech 1 @ Northrop Grumman ​\\ +//Contact:// [[mailto:​russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\
-//​Astronomy ​interest:// GalaxiesMoon, and Planetary BodiesNebula'​s ​\\ +
-//Favorite observing ​object:// Jupiter and Saturn ​\\ +
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-<div style="​displayinline-block;​ min-height: 150px; margin-bottom:​ 20px">​ +**Angel Romero**\\ 
-<img src="/​lib/​exe/​fetch.php?​media=bio-pic-jan.jpg" style="​float:​ left; margin-right:​ 10px">​ +//Board Position:// Secretary\\
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-**Janelle Burgardt**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\ +
-//Board Position:// Secretary, Board Chair\\ +
-//​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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-**Paige Caudle**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\ +
-//Board Position:// Treasurer\\ +
-//​Occupation:// ​ Staff Accountant\\ +
-//Astronomy interest:// this history of astronomy, reading articles on new +
-discoveries\\ +
-//Favorite observing object:// Orion, Milky Way, and Jupiter +
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-**Bruce Caler**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\ +
-//Board Position:// Member\\+
 //​Occupation://​ \\ //​Occupation://​ \\
 //Astronomy interest:// \\ //Astronomy interest:// \\
-//Favorite observing object:// ​\\ +//Favorite observing object://  
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-<div style="​display:inline-block; float: left; padding-top: 150px; clear: both; padding-left:​ 130px; vertical-align:​ text-top; background-color:​ gray; margin-right:​ 10px"></​div>​ +{{:bio-pic-jan.jpg | Portrait of Janelle Burgardt}} 
-</​html>​ +**Janelle Burgardt**\\
-**David Cromer**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\+
 //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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-<div style="​displayinline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom:​ 20px">​ +**Antonio Castaneda**\\
-<div style="​display:​inline-block;​ float: left; padding-top:​ 150px; clear: both; padding-left:​ 130px; vertical-align:​ text-top; background-color:​ gray; margin-right:​ 10px"></​div>​ +
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-**Roger Heaton**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\+
 //Board Position:// Member\\ //Board Position:// Member\\
 //​Occupation://​ \\ //​Occupation://​ \\
 //Astronomy interest:// \\ //Astronomy interest:// \\
-//Favorite observing object:// ​\\ +//Favorite observing object://  
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-<div style="​displayinline-block; min-height150px; margin-bottom20px">​ +{{:bio-david-cromer.jpg | Portrait of David Cromer}} 
-<img src="/lib/exe/fetch.php?​media=bio-pic-gary.jpg" style="​float:​ left; margin-right:​ 10px">​ +**David Cromer**\\ 
-</​html>​ +//Board Position:// Secretary/​Treasurer\\ 
-**Gary Hug**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\+//​Occupation://​ Retired Principal ​Mission Valley High School \\ 
 +//Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ 
 +//Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ 
 +<html><​div><​br/></div></html> 
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 +{{:bio-pic-gary.jpg ​| Portrait of Gary Hug}} 
 +**Gary Hug**\\
 //Board Position:// Member\\ //Board Position:// Member\\
 //​Occupation:// ​ Machinist\\ //​Occupation:// ​ Machinist\\
 //Astronomy interest:// astrometry of asteroids and comets especially Near Earth  //Astronomy interest:// astrometry of asteroids and comets especially Near Earth 
 Objects, imaging galaxy clusters, telescope and astronomical equipment fabrication.\\ Objects, imaging galaxy clusters, telescope and astronomical equipment fabrication.\\
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-**Carolyn Kaberline**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\ 
-//Board Position:// Member\\ 
-//​Occupation://​ \\ 
-//Astronomy interest:// \\ 
-//Favorite observing object:// \\ 
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-<​html>​ +{{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} 
-<div style="​displayinline-block;​ min-height: 150px; margin-bottom:​ 20px">​ +**Justin Prochaska**\\
-<div style="​display:​inline-block;​ float: left; padding-top:​ 150px; clear: both; padding-left:​ 130px; vertical-align:​ text-top; background-color:​ gray; margin-right:​ 10px"></​div>​ +
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-**Brandy Whitten**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\+
 //Board Position:// Member\\ //Board Position:// Member\\
-//​Occupation://​ \\ +//​Occupation:// ​Electronics Mechanic at Fort Riley\\ 
-//Astronomy interest:// \\ +//Astronomy interest:// ​Galaxies, Moon, and Planetary Bodies, Nebula'​s ​\\ 
-//Favorite observing object:// \\ +//Favorite observing object:// ​Jupiter and Saturn ​\\ 
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-<div style="​displayinline-block; min-height: 150px; margin-bottom:​ 20px">​ +{{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder,​ no portrait available for Wes Chiles}} 
-<div style="​display:​inline-block;​ float: left; padding-top:​ 150px; clear: both; padding-left:​ 130px; vertical-align:​ text-top; background-color:​ gray; margin-right:​ 10px"></​div>​ +**Wes Chiles**\\
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-**Dr. Edwin Woerner**(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)(nbsp)\\+
 //Board Position:// Member\\ //Board Position:// Member\\
 //​Occupation://​ \\ //​Occupation://​ \\
 //Astronomy interest:// \\ //Astronomy interest:// \\
-//Favorite observing object:// ​\\ +//Favorite observing object://  
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