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NAA Board Meeting
May 10, 2022
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Finding the First Stars with the James Webb Space Telescope
May 3, 2022
Presented by Brian Welch
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How Far the Stars?
April 19, 2022
Presented by Larry Jahn
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When Galaxies Collide
April 5, 2022
Presented by Bhasker Moorthy
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RASC Handbook
March 15, 2022
Presented by Steve Segarian
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State of the Astronomy Industry
March 1, 2022
Presented by Greg Bragg
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February 26, 2022
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Free Public Stargazing at our Astronomy Education Center
February 19, 2022
Astronomy Fundamentals Program
Introduction to the eVscope
February 15, 2022
Presented by Jim Sweitzer
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Cosmology is Gravity
February 1, 2022
Presented by Jim Annis
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Allsky cameras
January 18, 2022
Presented by Linda Thomas-Fowler
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The Planets in 2022
January 4, 2022
Presented by Jeffrey Hunt
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The Lights of Earth's Atmosphere
December 21, 2021
Presented by Rick Gering
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The Nature of Satcons and the Risks they Pose
November 16, 2021
Presented by Charles Mudd
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Mysteries of the Cosmos: the search for Alien Life on the Moons of Jupiter and Saturn
November 2, 2021
Presented by Jim Kovac
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Planetary Imaging using PIPP, Autostakkert, and Registax
October 19, 2021
Presented by Ron Masters
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What to consider when building a remote observatory
September 21, 2021
Presented by Eric Claeys
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An Introduction to Lunar Observing.
August 17, 2021
Presented by Rick Gering
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Family Friendly - Answering kids' questions
July 20, 2021
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Re-thinking "Water-Worlds"
July 6, 2021
Presented by Dr. Pamela L. Gay
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Astrophotography - simplified pre and post processing
June 15, 2021
Presented by Chris Almanza
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The High School Mathematics and Physics Behind Dark Matter
June 1, 2021
Presented by Mark Christensen
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Dark Site Protocols and Etiquette
May 18, 2021
Presented by Rick Gering
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Over a Century of Cosmic Particle Acceleration
May 4, 2021
Presented by Dr. Damiano Caprioli
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Celestial Navigation
April 20, 2021
Presented by Vincent Tiseo
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Mars Settlement Simulation
April 6, 2021
Presented by Rhiannon Blaauw-Erskine, et. al.
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Basic Astrophotography
March 16, 2021
Presented by Andrew Salata
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A Virtual Tour of Fermilab's Silicon Detector Facility
March 2, 2021
Presented by Donna Kubik
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Messier Marathon - What is it, How to do one?
February 16, 2021
Presented by Steve Segarian
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The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory and Elgin U-46 Planetarium: 110 years and counting
February 2, 2021
Presented by Peggy Hernandez
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Setting up a new telescope
January 19, 2021
Presented by Drew Carhart and Jim Erwin
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Sloan Digital Sky Survey
January 5, 2021
Presented by Larry Bartoszek
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Astrophotography 101
December 15, 2020
Presented by Chris Almanza
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The Great Telescope of Birr Castle: How a 19th-Century Irish Family Changed Astronomy
December 1, 2020
Presented by Bill Higgins
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Live streaming of Sun viewing
November 28, 2020
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Observing Asteroids
November 17, 2020
Presented by Rick Gering
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The Origin of the LSST: a deep time look at a brand new huge telescope
November 10, 2020
Presented by Jim Annis
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Choosing your first telescope
October 20, 2020
Presented by Drew Carhart
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October 9, 2020
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Protecting Future Dark Skies: A Report from the Satellite Frontline
October 6, 2020
Presented by Charles Lee Mudd Jr.
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September 25, 2020
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September 18, 2020
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Filters for Visual Observing
September 15, 2020
Presented by Drew Carhart
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Clear Skies: A Meteorology Crash Course for Astronomers
September 1, 2020
Presented by AJ Poelarends
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Family Friendly Night -- Star Stories
August 18, 2020
Presented by Drew Carhart & Adrienne Stroup
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NAA Monthly Meeting
Fantastic Space Discoveries: The Search for Planet 9
August 4, 2020
Presented by Jim Kovac
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Lunar observing
July 24, 2020
Presented by Rick Gering
Astronomy Fundamentals Program
Comets!
July 21, 2020
Presented by Rick Gering
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What Can I See In The Sky ...
What Can I See In The Sky From My Back Yard In The Suburbs?
July 16, 2020
Presented by Rick Gering
Observatory viewing - Nebula and Star Clusters
July 10, 2020
NAA Monthly Meeting
The Connection Between the Periodic Table and Astronomy
July 7, 2020
Presented by Larry Bartoszek
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Astronomy Fundamentals Program
Family Friendly Night
June 16, 2020
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Solar observing
June 14, 2020
NAA Monthly Meeting
Apollo
June 2, 2020
Presented by Dr. Joseph DalSanto
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Moon observing
May 29, 2020
Astronomy Fundamentals Program
Asterisms
May 19, 2020
Presented by Rick Gering
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Stargazing from our Naperville Observatory
May 9, 2020
NAA Monthly Meeting
The Hubble Palette - Mapped Colors of Emission Nebula: A Live Demonstration
May 5, 2020
Presented by Eric Coles
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Astronomy Fundamentals Program
Virtual tour of our observatories
April 21, 2020
Presented by Drew Carhart, NAA
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Stargazing from our Naperville Observatory
April 18, 2020
NAA Monthly Meeting
Women in NASA
April 7, 2020
Presented by James "Joel" Knapper
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