http://www.nekaal.org/ 2010-07-29T23:48:05-07:00 http://www.nekaal.org/ http://www.nekaal.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2010-07-29T19:39:07-07:00 Admin http://www.nekaal.org/doku.php?id=sky_highlights&rev=1280457547&do=diff August 3 Last quarter moonAugust 10New moonAugust 16First quarter moonAugust 24Full Moon. Known as Sturgeon MoonJune 26Full Moon – this is known as a Sturgeon Moon (the Native Americans of the great lakes region named this because this is the month of year best for catching these large fish) Planets Visible in August * Mercury - Well placed in the evening sky for observers in the Southern emisphere for most of the month, but less well for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. * Venus - Cont… text/html 2010-07-29T19:23:19-07:00 Admin http://www.nekaal.org/doku.php?id=start&rev=1280456599&do=diff Welcome to NEKAAL (Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers’ League Inc.) Welcome to NEKAAL, to find out more about NEKAAL see who we are or schedule to attend one of our general meetings or open houses. Have you heard Mars will be big as the moon? It is a hoax, read more about it. text/html 2010-07-02T16:52:15-07:00 Admin http://www.nekaal.org/doku.php?id=schedule&rev=1278114735&do=diff Public Open House at Farpoint Observatory 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. 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. text/html 2010-06-14T16:33:19-07:00 Admin http://www.nekaal.org/doku.php?id=observer&rev=1276558399&do=diff NEKAAL has a bimonthly newsletter. Below are the some of the archives. * February-March 2010 * December-January 2009-2010 * October-November 2009 * August-September 2009 * June-July 2009 * April-May 2009 * February-March 2009 * December-January 2008-2009 * October-November 2008 * August-September 2008 * April-May 2008 * February-March 2008 * December-January 2007-2008 * October-November 2007 * June-July 2007 * April-May 2007 * February-March 2007 * December … text/html 2010-05-09T13:14:51-07:00 Admin http://www.nekaal.org/doku.php?id=web_resources&rev=1273436091&do=diff Below are external links about astronomy that people in NEKAAL have found helpful on topics of astronomy. NEKAAL Members websites * Windy Hills Observatory - Brad Hutton * Sandlot Observatory - Gary Hug Astronomical Data and Information * U.S. Naval Observatory -- Sun/Moon Rise/Set times and more * IAU: Minor Planet Center