A History of Speakers at NHAC
1999SpeakerAffiliationTopic
April Jay McNeil NHAC Planetary Nebula
MayNo meeting   
JuneNo meeting   
July Bill Leach Kingwood College Black Holes
August  Jill Bowers NHAC Cyberspace Astronomy
SeptemberRon Carman NHAC Telescope Optics
October
NHAC
Meeting
Don Pearce HAS Thin Moons and Eclipses
November Bill Leach KingWood College The Temporal and Spatial Nature of the Universe
December Bill Leach KingWood College Great Moments in 20th Century Physics
2000SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryKeith RivichFBACImages From the Hubble Space Telescope
FebruaryRon CarmanNHACTime Keeping
MarchBill LeachKingwood CollegeInterstellar Medium
AprilDr. Larry PinskyUniv. of HoustonMeasurement of the Expansion Using Type 1 Supernovae
MayJay McNeilNHACThe Texas Star Party 2000: An Observer’s Paradise
JuneDr. JC ReinaNHACWomen in Astronomy and Their Contributions
July Eric Rothgeb The Multi-Element Eyepiece
AugustBill LeachKingwood CollegeRadio Astronomy and the New Green Bank Telescope
SeptemberRon CarmanNHACTelescope Optics
October
NHAC
Meeting
 Scott MitchellArcheoastronomy; The
Mystery of the Pyramids
November Brent BuckalewKuiper Belt Objects
DecemberPaul DowningNHACCCDs: The Digital Revolution
2001SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryLarry MitchellHASObservation Astronomy Using The Hubble Space Telescope
FebruaryBarbara WilsonGeorge ObservatoryDiamonds in the Sky
MarchDr. Louis BinderVision and Astronomy
AprilDr. Reginald DuFourRice Univ.The Observable Edge of the Universe
MayBill LeachKingwood CollegeFaster than Light and Back Through Time
JuneCynthia GustavaHMNSMars: Up Close and Personal
JulyDennis WebbHASArp’s Peculiar Galaxies
AugustJose SanchoTelescope Collimation and Alignment
SeptemberTriple NickelNASAThe Neutrino Problem
October
NHAC
Meeting
Stephen James O’Meara19th Century Astronomy in the 21st Century
November Larry RidolfiUSAF (ret.)Collision Measurements Between Orbits
December Brent BuckalewJay and Studious Brent’s Great Adventures in NGC 1569
2002SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryGary SeronikSky&TelescopeInside the Scene at Sky&Telescope
FebruaryBill LeachKingwood CollegeBlack Holes
MarchDon PearceHASComets
April Phil Inderweissen Light Pollution
May Bill Dillion Asteroid Discoveries
JunePaul Downing & Bill LeachNHACWhy Do We See What We See
JulyLarry MitchellHASVolcanoes & Astronomy
AugustBarbara WilsonGeorge ObservatoryGlobular Clusters
SeptemberBrian CudnikHASLunar Impacts
October
Regional Meeting
    
October
NHAC
Meeting
 Scott Mitchell Southern Skies Star Party
NovemberJames WootenHMNSLost Sheep
DecemberBill LeachKingwood CollegeThe Epoch of Stars
2003SpeakerAffiliationTopic
January Katherine KeiltyKingwood CollegeSupernovae Remnants
February Brent BuckalewGalileo Mission to Jupiter
MarchBill LeachKingwood CollegeThe What and Why of Galaxies
AprilLarry MitchellHASThe When and Where of Galaxies
MayPaul DowningNHACDigital Imaging
JuneBill LeachKingwood CollegeThe Inner Scantum
July Dennis BorgmanFBACThe Moon
AugustBillie HarlandASSETStar Lore
SeptemberPeter NolanJudith River Dinosaur
Institute Paleontologist
Mesozoic Mass Massacre Mysteries
October
Regional Meeting
    
October
NHAC
Meeting
Skully Skulborstad, Dave Clark, Don TaylorNHACThe Digital (Imaging) Dudes
November Brian SchmaefskyKingwood CollegeExploring Exobiology: Facts and Myth
December Aaron ClevensonNHACA Tribute to Charles Messier
2004SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryDr. David BlackRice U.A Taxonomy of the Creatures that Inhabit the Extra-solar Planet Zoo
FebruaryEleta MalewitzJSCASMars Observations Throughout History
MarchLarry MitchellHASWilliam Herschel and the Herschel Objects
AprilBill Leach, Paul Downing & Don TaylorNHAC5th Anniversary Celebration
MayHernan ContrerasJSCASThe History of the Telescope from 1508 until Present Day
JuneSteve EdbergJPLCassini Mission to Saturn
JulySteve NathanAL Lunar Observing Club CoordinatorLunacy&Lunatics
AugustBill LeachKingwood CollegeCataclysmic Variables
SeptemberDennis WebbJSCASTo Touch the Light of Faraway Planets
October
Regional Meeting
Jay McNeil NHAC McNeil’s Nebula: Backyard Science and Serendipity
October
NHAC
Meeting
No meeting   
NovemberLarry RidolfiUSAF (ret.)Laser Guide Stars and Adaptive Optics for Astronomy”
DecemberDon PearceHASComets
2005SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryDarrin LewinLand, Sea & SkyBinoculars
FebruaryEd KnaptonNHACThe NHAC Website
FebruarySteve GoldbergHASThe Texas Star Party 2005
MarchDr. Aaron ClevensonNHACHistory of Our Knowledge of The Universe
AprilBill LeachKingwood CollegeEarth Day: The State of the Earth
MayJohn R. StrandJPL (ret.)Navigation Between the Planets
JuneNHACNHACA Centennial Celebration of the Science of Albert Einstein
JulyCynthia GustavaHMNSThe International Space Station: A Jig-Saw Puzzle
AugustDr. C. Renee JamesSam Houston State Univ.Stellar Superlatives"
SeptemberCancelled due to Hurricane Rita
October
Regional Meeting
Thomas GreathouseNASA LPIPlanets, Moons and Comets: 2005
October
NHAC
Meeting
Dennis WebbJSCASThe Great Wall
NovemberDr. Aaron ClevensonNHACThe Life and Times of Tycho Brahe
DecemberBill LeachKingwood CollegeMars: The Planet
2006SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryDr. Chris Johns-KrullRice Univ.Current Issues in Low Mass Star Formation"
FebruaryBill LeachKingwood CollegeChandra X-Ray Observatory
MarchDr. Reggie DuFourRice Univ.Star Birth and Death-Why Should We Care?
AprilDr. Robert TribbleTexas A&MNuclear Physics and Astronomy
MayDr. David L. TalentOceanit LabsThings I Do for the USAF
JuneBill LeachKingwood CollegeThe Red Shift Controversy: Part I
JulyLarry MitchellHASThe Astronomy of Halton Arp
AugustLarry RidolfiUSAF (ret.)Star Sensors-Eyes on the Sky
SeptemberRichard NugentHASHistory and Identification of the Crab Nebula Supernova
October
Regional Meeting
Dan BurbankNASASTS115: Return to ISS Assembly
October
NHAC
Meeting
No meeting
NovemberJustin McCollumLamar Univ.Great Moons of the Outer Solar System
DecemberDr. Katherine KeiltyKingwood CollegeNeptune and Pluto
2007SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryJames WootenHMNSMeteorites vs. Meteorwrongs
FebruaryDon PearceHASMcNaught: The Great Comet of 2007
FebruaryDon TaylorNHACNarrow Band Imaging (What and Why)
MarchBill LeachKingwood CollegeThe Halton Arp Controversy: Part III - Expansion Vs Ejection
AprilBill LeachKingwood CollegeBizarre Astronomical Discoveries of the 21st Century
MayPaul ShackNASAAn Overview of the Space Shuttle Program
Junen/aString Theory (video)
JulyDarrin LewinLand, Sea & SkyTelescope Design and Eyepieces
AugustDr. Carlton AllenNASA JSCAstromaterials at JSC
SeptemberDr. Cherith LetargoKingwood CollegePlate Techtonics
October
Regional Meeting
Stephen James O’MearaComets and the Witch Hysteria of 1692
October
NHAC
Meeting
Clayton JeterADVANTAGE Telescope RepairCleaning Your Optics
NovemberAaron ClevensonNHACKeeping up with Kepler
DecemberLarry MitchellHASThe Problem with Pluto
2008SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryDr. Katherine KeiltyLone Star College, KingwoodJupiter: The Amazing One
FebruaryDr. Chris Johns-KrullRice Univ.The Search for Exoplanets
MarchBill LeachLone Star College, KingwoodThe 24th Solar Cycle
AprilCarolyn SumnersHMNSThe Message of Lucy
MayDr. Larry PinskyUniv. of HoustonThe Opposite Ends of the Universe
JuneBill LeachLone Star College, KingwoodThe Truth about Black Holes
JulyDon PearceHASCOMETS: The More we Discover, the Less we Know
AugustBarbara WilsonGeorge ObservatoryCaroline Herschel: The First Great Woman Astronomer
SeptemberDr. Patricia ReiffRice Univ.Space Weather
October
Regional Meeting
David LevyMy Life and Times as a Comet Hunter
October
NHAC
Meeting
No meeting
NovemberBill LeachLoneStar College,
Kingwood
The End of the World
DecemberDr. Aaron ClevensonAdministaff ObservatoryGazing with Galileo
2009SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryAlicia TristanFBACCarbon Stars
FebruaryLarry MitchellHASThe Andromeda Galaxy
MarchDr. Thomas JonesNASAPlanetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System
AprilBill LeachLoneStar College,
Kingwood
The Mars Phoenix Lander
MayNaved MahmudRice Univ.Searching for Young Planets
JuneJustin McCollumLamar Univ.The Galaxies!
JulyPaul DerrickCTASOur Expanding Universe
AugustDr. Katherine KeiltyLoneStar College
Kingwood
Venus: Beauty or Beast?
SeptemberDr. Aaron ClevensonAdministaff ObservatoryNucleosynthesis, or Mommy, where did I come from?
October
Regional Meeting
Dr. Brent ArchinalU.S. Geological SurveyThe New Reconnaissance of the Moon
October
NHAC
Meeting
No meeting
NovemberDr. Aaron ClevensonAdministaff ObservatoryBlack Holes
2010SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryJustin McCollumLamar Univ.The Galilean Moons
FebruaryLarry MitchellHASThe Milky Way Galaxy
MarchDr. Neal ImmegaHMNSModern Genetics, Darwin and evolution-the last 30 years of progress
AprilChristopher FergusonNASA the Shuttle and International Space Station
MayBarbara WilsonGeorge ObservatoryThe George Observatory
JuneDr. C. Renee JamesSam Houston State Univ.Seven Wonders of the Universe (that you probably took for granted)
JulyClayton JeterADVANTAGE Telescope RepairThe Schmidt Cassegrain...Tips, Tricks, and Secrets
AugustJustin McCollumLamar Univ.Celestial Coordinate Systems
SeptemberKathleen HavensHMNSEducation Programs at HMNS
October
Regional Meeting
Dr. David TalentU.S. Geological SurveyModifications to the Space Surveillance Telescope on Haleakala
October
NHAC
Meeting
Todd SullivanNHACThe Cassini Mission to Saturn
NovemberEd KnaptonNHACAstronomy, the Internet, and You
DecemberOpen ForumDiscussion of NHAC in 2011
2011SpeakerAffiliationTopic
JanuaryBill ChristianNHACSolar Astronomy
FebruarySteve GoldbergHASThe Texas Star Party
MarchSteve Grimsley HASAstrophotography - Plain and Simple
AprilDr. Aaron ClevensonNHAC,
Administaff Observatory
Backyard Radio Astronomy
MayBill LeachLoneStar College-Kingwood
NHAC
December 21, 2012 - The End of the World”
A Scientific Perspective
JuneJohn WakefieldLoneStar College-MontgomeryDark Energy and Dark Matter
JulyDavid HavilandThe Barringer Meteor Crater
AugustJoe WilliamsNASAOrbital Mechanics Basics
SeptemberReginald DufourRice UniversityThe Life and Death of Stars
OctoberDave ClarkNHACVideo Astronomy - Occultations
NovemberEd KnaptonNHACTelescope Optics
DecemberAaron ClevensonNHACThe Kepler Mission - The Search for Earth
2012SpeakerAffiliationTopic


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