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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 2016 ^^ | + | ^ Officers 2025 ^^ |
| - | ^ President | Russell Valentine | | + | ^ President | Doug Goodin | |
| ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | | ^ Vice President | Justin Prochaska | | ||
| - | ^ Secretary | Janelle Burgardt | | + | ^ Secretary | Wes Chiles | |
| - | ^ Chair | Janelle Burgardt | | + | ^ Treasurer | Antonio Castaneda | |
| - | ^ Treasurer | Paige Caudle | | + | ^ Board Chair | Justin Prochaska | |
| - | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^ | + | ^ NEKAAL Board ^^^^^^ |
| - | | Bruce Caler | Gary Hug | Dr. Edwin Woerner | | + | | Jan Burgardt | Antonio Castaneda | Gary Hug | Parker Lessig | Angel Romero | Russell Valentine | |
| - | | 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 | |
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| - | **Russell Valentine**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Doug Goodin}} |
| + | **Doug Goodin**\\ | ||
| //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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| + | {{:justin_prochaska.jpg | Portrait of Justin Prochaska}} | ||
| **Justin Prochaska**\\ | **Justin Prochaska**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Vice President\\ | + | //Board Position:// Vice President/Board Chair\\ |
| - | //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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| - | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | ||
| - | //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**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Treasurer\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Senior Accountant\\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// this history of astronomy, reading articles on new | ||
| - | discoveries\\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Orion, Milky Way, and Jupiter | ||
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| - | {{:bio-blank.png |}} | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Wes Chiles}} |
| - | **Bruce Caler**\\ | + | **Wes Chiles**\\ |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| //Astronomy interest:// \\ | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| - | {{:bio-david-cromer.jpg | David Cromer}} | + | |
| - | **David Cromer**\\ | + | {{:bio-pic-jan.jpg | Portrait of Janelle Burgardt}} |
| + | **Janelle Burgardt**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// Principal - Mission Valley High School \\ | + | //Occupation:// Retired computer security specialist\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// Everything \\ | + | //Astronomy interests:// Astronomy education; working with novice astronomers, especially visual and binocular observing; mythology of astronomy\\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, NEOs \\ | + | //Favorite observing targets:// star clusters, moon\\ |
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| - | **Roger Heaton**\\ | + | {{:bio-blank.png | Placeholder, no portrait available for Antonio Castaneda}} |
| + | **Antonio Castaneda**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| //Astronomy interest:// \\ | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| + | {{:bio-pic-gary.jpg | Portrait of Gary Hug}} | ||
| **Gary Hug**\\ | **Gary Hug**\\ | ||
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
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| - | **Carolyn Kaberline**\\ | + | **Parker Lessig**\\ |
| //Board Position:// Member\\ | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// \\ | + | //Occupation:// Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Kansas\\ |
| - | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | + | //Astronomy interest:// Astrophotography, Asteroid Astrometry, Solar Astronomy\\ |
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | <html><div><br/><br/><br/></div></html> |
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| - | **Brandy Whitten**\\ | ||
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | ||
| - | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| - | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | ||
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| - | **Dr. Edwin Woerner**\\ | + | **Angel Romero**\\ |
| - | //Board Position:// Member\\ | + | //Board Position:// Secretary\\ |
| //Occupation:// \\ | //Occupation:// \\ | ||
| //Astronomy interest:// \\ | //Astronomy interest:// \\ | ||
| - | //Favorite observing object:// \\ | + | //Favorite observing object:// |
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| + | {{:russell_portrait.png | Portrait of Russell Valentine}} | ||
| + | **Russell Valentine**\\ | ||
| + | //Board Position:// vice president/board chair\\ | ||
| + | //Ocupation:// IT\\ | ||
| + | //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\\ | ||
| + | //Contact:// [[mailto:russell.valentine@nekaal.org|russell.valentine@nekaal.org]] \\ | ||
