NORTH EAST ASTRONOMY FORUM
Rockland Community College
Suffern, New York
April 12, 2014
Friday, May 23, 2014
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Custer Observatory Dinner and Awards
Recognition Dinner and Awards Ceremony
January 31, 2014
Custer staff and members were recognized in an award ceremony and dinner which took place at the Custer Observatory in Stokes Hall. President Bill Bogardus presented the Helping Hands Award to each recipient in recognition of their work at Custer and with the public.
Helping Hands Awards
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| Bill Bogardus and Alan Cousins |
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| Bill Bogardus and Justine Haupt |
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| Bill Bogardus and Rich Huber |
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| Barbara Lebkuecher and Bill Bogardus |
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| George Lomaga and Bill Bogardus |
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| Bill Bogardus and Jeff Norwood |
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| Bill Bogardus and David VanPoppering |
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| Rico Verticchio and Bill Bogardus |
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| Steve Bellavia and Bill Bogardus |
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| Back: Steve Bellavia, John Speroni, Bobbi Eisenberg, John Leonardi, Bill Bogardus Front: Christine Speroni |
Special Awards
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| Bill Bogardus Presented George Lomaga with the Exemplary Service to Custer Award. |
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| Bill Bogardus presented David VanPoppering with the Presidents Award. |
Sikote Alin Meteorite
Beautiful Specimen of a Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Maritime Territory, Federated SSR,
USSR
46°9’36”N., 134°39’12”E.
Class: Iron Meteorite. Coarsest
Octahedrite (IIB)
Fell: Februarty 12, 1947. 1038hrs
Total known weight: Over 23,000 kg
Notes: The fall of this meteorite
produced 106 impact holes up to 28 meters in diameter over an area of 100m x
660m in the thick forest of the Sikhote-Alin Mountains. Many fragments weighing up to
300kg in weight have been recovered.
Chem-trails & Mud Creek, East Patchogue, NY
January 9, 2014
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| Chem-trails from a passing jet. |
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| Another kind of Chem-trail BUT I have no idea what it is!!! The light streak speeding away from the Chem-cloud has appeared to have created this odd shape! (If anyone knows what it is please let me know!) |
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| Sunset on a frozen Mud Creek, East Patchogue. |
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| Sunset on a frozen Mud Creek. |
Frozen Sunset
Frozen Sunset in Center Moriches
January 8, 2014
The Center Moriches Bay was frozen. Something I have never seen before!
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