Showing posts with label Rockland Community College. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rockland Community College. Show all posts

Sunday, April 17, 2016

NEAF: North East Astronomy Forum - April 10, 2016

 NEAF: North East Astronomy Forum

Rockland County Community College
Suffern, New York

April 9-10, 2016


NEAF selling floor

Space X Display Booth


Sextant Lessons

Many Solar Telescopes to look at the sun and the giant Sunspot (AR) 2529



Giant Sunspot (AR) 2529, at the top. The Sun viewed through a Hydrogen Alpha Filter
(NEVER look at the sun without the proper equipment and filters!)

Giant Sunspot (AR) 2529, on the right. The Sun viewed through a White Light Filter. This Sun Spot is several times larger then Earth! 
(NEVER look at the sun without the proper equipment and filters!)

 Close-up of (AR) 2529. Several of our Earths will fit into this massive Sun Spot!

Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX, Vice President of Flight Reliability ‘SpaceXExploration through Innovation‘

Nice Silver and Abalone Astronomy earrings

Very large 65 pound Gibeon Iron Meteorite


Great display of meteorites for sale at NEAF!



Wednesday, May 13, 2015

NEAF: Northeast Astronomy Forum

NEAF: Northeast Astronomy Forum 

Rockland County Community College, Suffern, New York 

April 18, 2015

NEAF Exhibition Floor
NEAF Exhibition Floor
Telescopes for Sale
The Planets
Lecture: New Horizons to Pluto
Dark Star Enterprises - Fossils and Meteorites



Dark Star Meteorites
Dark Star Fossils
Space Suites
Allende - Chihuahua, Mexico - Fell February 8, 1969
Allende - Chihuahua, Mexico - Fell February 8, 1969
Monze - Zambia - 1950
Sikote-Alin - Siberia, USSR - February 12, 1947
Sikote-Alin - Siberia, USSR - February 12, 1947

Boxes of Meteorites
Rizalites
Gibbeon Meteorite - Namibia -  Found 1838
NEAF Exhibition Floor
Solar Observing at NEAF
Solar Observing at NEAF
View through the Solar Telescope
George Lomaga and Joe Rao, NY Weatherman