nPAE Precision Astro Engineering

NEAF Countdown

The 11th of April is getting closer! This year’s NEAF is almost upon us. The world largest Astronomy Fair will be at Rockland Community College, Suffern, New York, USA on the weekend of 11th and 12th of April.

Getting to New York is easy, fly internationally or domestically into JFK International, Newark International, LaGuardia and Teterboro airports. Take the Amtrak into Penn Station in central Manhattan or road trip it directly to the car park at Rockland Community College.

The 2026 edition of NEAF is one of the largest ever. With featured speakers like Apollo Flight Director Gerry Griffin, astronauts “Hoot” Gibson and Anna Fisher and Lowell Observatory’s Kevin Schindler. Tickets start from $41 and are on sale now!

NEAF is the second stop of the nPAE Flip Turret Tour. Get hands on with this amazing device that takes your large telescope from 1 to 7 viewing options. Load 6 eyepieces, your astro camera and filers all together in one neat unit.

https://www.neafexpo.com/








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There are just 2 days left to enter this year's nPAE Northern Hemisphere Astrophotography Competition. Don't miss out on the great prizes and your shot at internet fame!

https://www.npae.net/competition/

Good luck and clear skies 😀




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Can you see a solar eclipse totality for 74 minutes?! You can when flying the path of totality on the Supersonic Mach 2 Concorde!

Join Dr Mike Provost at Nottingham Trent University on the 26th Feb’ for Racing the Moons Shadow - Using Aircraft to Chase Solar Eclipses to explore using aircraft to better observe solar eclipses, including the epic flight of the first Concorde pushing totality to an incredible 74 minutes.

You can join virtually or in person. You will need to advance book at one of these links:

Virtual Attendance:

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/events/2026/2/open-dome-virtual-racing-the-moons-shadow

In person:

https://www.ntu.ac.uk/about-us/events/events/2026/2/open-dome-in-person-racing-the-moons-shadow

Join Dr Mike Provost, a retired chartered engineer (with Rolls-Royce aero-engines and Bombardier Transportation), who has a passion for aircraft and astronomy. In his presentation Racing the Moon's Shadow - Using Aircraft to Chase Solar Eclipses, he explores the background and history behind both astronomers and the public using aircraft to better observe solar eclipses, including the epic flight of the first Concorde prototype at over twice the speed of sound over North Africa in 1973 which experienced 74 minutes of totality.