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The article discusses the highlights of the 2011 annual Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) at the Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York. A prototype 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope was introduced by Explore Scientific during the event. The boat-building technology for compact domes was launched by Urban Observatories. One of the most popular items on display was the pocket-sized Polarie tracking mount from Vixen.

The article discusses the highlights of the 19th annual Northeastern Astronomy Forum (NEAF) at Rockland Community College, New York and the Northeast Astro-Imaging Conference (NEAIC) in New York in April 2010. The NEAIC featured photographer Wally Pacholka who discussed astrophotography and National Park Service member Dan Duriscoe. The NEAF was participated by over 125 manufacturers that exhibited astronomical gear for sale including Orion's 36-inch scope, Lunt Solar Systems' LS152 telescope and Takashi's CCA-250P telescope.

The article discusses the highlights of the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) held at the Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York on April 18-9, 2009. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer of the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, talked about the activities for the International Year of Astronomy. Boston University's Alan Marscher discussed the latest developments on cosmic jets. Robert Naeye, editor-in-chief of "Sky & Telescope," gave an updated summary on contributions made by amateurs in the discovery and characterization of extrasolar planets.

The article focuses on various astronomy-related products introduced during the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) held in Suffern, New York in April 2008, including the Ethos telescope from Tele Vue, a laser collimator from HoTech and a new version of the CCDInspector software from CCDWare.