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| + | ====== NEKAAL' Scheduled Events for 2010 ====== | ||
| + | ===== Public Open House at Farpoint Observatory ===== | ||
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| + | //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.// | ||
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| + | Come to a Public Open House 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. | ||
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| + | Want to know more? Check out our [[star parties|Star Party]] page. | ||
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| + | Driving instructions to Farpoint are located on our [[Farpoint Observatory|observatory]] page. | ||
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| + | ==== Public Open House Dates in 2010 ==== | ||
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| + | ^ Date ^ Start Time ^ Date ^ Start Time ^ | ||
| + | |June 19 | 9:00 p.m. |September 18 | 8:00 p.m. | | ||
| + | |July 17| 9:00 p.m. |October 2 | 7:30 p.m. | | ||
| + | |August 14 | 8:30 p.m. |November 13 | 7:30 p.m. | | ||
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| + | Group tours or observing sessions are scheduled on an individual | ||
| + | basis, by contacting the [[contact|Astronomy Program Director]]. | ||
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| + | ** If an Open House is cancelled due to cloud cover, a message will be posted on the | ||
| + | observatory phone (785-806-2070).** | ||
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| + | ===== NEKAAL General Meetings 2010 ===== | ||
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| + | 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 Observatory|Farpoint]]. | ||
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| + | **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. | ||
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| + | **General Meetings are held at the Topeka-Shawnee County Public Library, 10th and Washburn, unless otherwise noted** | ||
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| + | ^ General Meetings ^^^^ | ||
| + | ^Month^Speaker^Topic^Date&Time^ | ||
| + | ^May|Brad Hutton|Imaging by the Numbers - Part II|Thursday, May 27, 7:00pm| | ||
| + | ^June|Barbara Anthony-Twarog|Astronomy from Space|Thursday, June 24, 7:00pm| | ||
| + | ^July|Dan Tibbets|A Primer on Nuclear Fusion|Thursday, July 22, 7:00pm| | ||
| + | ^August|TBA|TBA|Thursday, August 26, 7:00pm| | ||
| + | ^September|TBA|TBA|Thursday, September 23, 7:00pm| | ||
| + | ^October|TBA|TBA|Thursday, October 28, 7:00pm| | ||
| + | ^November|TBA|TBA|Thursday, November 18, 7:00pm (*third Thursday)| | ||
| + | ^December|Holiday Party||Sunday, December 12, 3:00pm (*location TBA)| | ||
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| + | ===== Club Reserved Observing Dates 2010 ===== | ||
| + | The weekends closest to new moon are reserved for observing by NEKAAL members. Requests to schedule the observatory for another purpose on these dates should be directed to the [[contact|Astronomy Program Director]]. | ||
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| + | ^Club Observing Weekend Schedule 2010^^ | ||
| + | |May 14-15|September 10-11| | ||
| + | |June 11-12|October 8-9| | ||
| + | |July 9-10|November 5-6| | ||
| + | |August 6-7| | | ||
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| + | ===== Observer Deadlines 2010 ===== | ||
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| + | To get your article in bi-monthly Observer you need to submit your article by these dates. | ||
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| + | |May 24|Sept 24| | ||
| + | |July 24|Nov 24| | ||
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| + | ===== Board Meetings 2010 ===== | ||
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| + | Board meetings are two hours before the [[schedule#Public Open House Dates in 2010|public open house]] each month at [[Farpoint Observatory|Farpoint]]. | ||
