The 2012 trip to NEAF was a great success. Hundreds of visitors stopped by the KAS booth at NEAF, and dozens of contacts were made from across the country. It was a great forum for pitching the Kopernik AstroFest, and a great forum for making contacts with a wider astronomy audience.
Check out this installment of “What’s Up” from NASA and JPL. Help Celebrate “The Year of the Solar System”
For more information, go to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
Cherry Spring Sky Line (credit: http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/)
Every year, in the excitement of NEAF, the KAS also starts planning their annual mecca to the Cherry Springs Star Party held at Cherry Springs State Park in PA. The four to five day trip often brings some of the best galaxy observing at a great star party and dark sky park.
Whether or not you are in the KAS, please feel free to contact us if you are interested in joining us on our adventure. More details of the venture will be posted here as the time approaches.
The KAS is proud to announce that the Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope Magazine, Robert Naeye has tentatively agreed to speak at Kopernik AstroFest 2012. We are very excited to host Robert in his second appearance at Kopernik Observatory. Always an intriguing and captivating speaker, Robert brings an enchantment to astronomy displayed by few.
Check out Kopernik AstroFest which runs from October 11th – 14th, 2012.
Here is Robert’s bio from SkyandTelesope.com:
Robert Naeye is editor in chief of Sky & Telescope magazine and SkyandTelescope.com.
This is Bob’s third stint at S&T. He served as an editorial intern during the summer and autumn of 1991, when he was finishing his master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University. Robert returned to S&T in November 2003, and worked as a senior editor until January 2007. During that period, he wrote, edited, and commissioned science articles for the magazine and website, and produced the magazine’s popular News Note section. He also wrote several articles about amateurs who are contributing to scientific research.
Lots of buzz in the Kopernik Astronomical Society in preparation for Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show (NEAF). The team has put together an excellent table display for NEAF with many members contributing. Still a hold out chance for KAS participation in the NEAF Solar Star Party (NSSP).
In total more than 10 members of the KAS are heading to NEAF this year. If you are interested in joining the KAS at NEAF, feel free to contact kas’at’kopernikastro.org for more information, and if you are at NEAF, please stop by and say hello at our table.
Thanks so much to the Adirondack Public Observatory for sharing some of the table space at NEAF this year.
This is a reminder that the 2012 KAS Officer elections will be held on Wednesday May 2nd during the regular business meeting. Nominations may be made right up until the elections at the May 2nd Meeting.
From the KAS bylaws, “Members are to send President (George) nominations beginning this month. The President passes them on to the Membership VP (Patrick M.) who presents the slate and ballots at the annual meeting in May. Nominations are taken until just before our vote in May.”
So think of who you would like to see in each of the offices for the KAS, and send your nominations to George. Here is the current list of officer nominations.
1. President – George N.
2. VP of the Treasury – Art C.
3. VP of Technical Affairs – Lee Schelp
4. VP of Safety – Keith W.
5. VP of Outreach Secretary – Justin V.
6. VP of Membership Affairs – Patrick M.
If anyone has nominations, please try and get them to kas@kopernikastro.org or George prior to the May KAS meeting. Nominations can be made right up until the ballot call for the elections.
Descriptions of each office and nomination qualifications follow:
The Kopernik Astronomical Society is announcing its first confirmed speaker for the 2012 KAS Astrofest that is running October 12th – 14th this year. We are proud to announce that Z. Nagin Cox will be speaking this year during our celebration of astronomy.
Z. Nagin Cox is currently the Assistant Flight System Systems Engineering Manager for the Mars Science Laboratory Mission. Launched at the beginning of this year, MSL will be reaching Mars in the August time frame this year. We can probably expect some great insider insight related to this amazing mission.
For information on the Mars Science Laboratory
For information on the KAS Astrofest 2012
Check out this installment of “What’s Up” from NASA and JPL. This month Saturn and Moons, Mars, Jupiter and its moons. Help Celebrate “The Year of the Solar System”
For more information, go to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labratory at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.cfm
On April 28th – 29th, The Northeast Astronomy Forum and Telescope Show will be held. There is a lot of buzz going around related to the event. So far, about 10 KAS members have committed to going. Some KAS members go down for two days, and others for one day or the other.
This year should be especially great, as the KAS has many NEAF activities planned. For the second year in a row, the KAS will have a table at the event. This year, we will be on the showroom floor, sharing a booth with the great folks from the Adirondack Public Observatory. Also, members of the KAS are volunteering some of their valuable NEAF time and equipment to help the legendary Barlow Bob with the NEAF Solar Star Party (NSSP).
Here’s a quick video of the NSSP from last year (courtesy of the Charlie Bates Solar Astronomy Project):
Please feel free to contact kas’at’kopernikastro.org if you are interested in joining us in our venture to NEAF 2011.
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