CHAIR’S MESSAGE: A Cosmic Success in Cedar Rapids! page 1
Meet the new Northern Lights editor page 4
‘Comet CAA’ swoops by Cedar Rapids page 5
CAA President: Conference a ‘sensational success’ page 7
NCRAL 2026 AWARDS AND HONORS page 9
MINUTES OF NCRAL COUNCIL & GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS page 10
Late Nights Not Your Cup of Tea? Try Twilight: By Bob King page 17
NCRAL ASTRO BITS page 19
Building a ‘Do-It Yourself’ radio telescope: By Bob Hamers, Madison Astronomical Society page 20
NCRAL Speakers Bureau: A great resource page 22
Exploring the Universe at Astronomy Day event page 23
ASTRONOMICAL LEAGUE RECOGNITION page 24
NCRAL Online 
