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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Drew Maser Jerry Lodriguss Jim Foy Joe Stieber |
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Willingboro Astronomical Society www.wasociety.us
Welcome to the Official Home Page of the Willingboro Astronomical Society. Our club is in its 48th year of serving both the public and the amateur astronomers of the Delaware Valley. We have a long history of public education, star parties, interesting meetings, in-depth training and experienced leadership. We are a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.
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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Drew Maser Jerry Lodriguss Jim Foy Joe Stieber |
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Announcements Last Update: Thursday, June 18, 2015
| June 16 | New Moon at 10:05 am EDT. |
| June 19 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm in Resurrection Catholic School at Christ Our Light Church on Kings Highway (Rt 41) in Cherry Hill, NJ. As is the case with all our meetings, guests are welcome and no prior astronomical experience is necessary. Click here for directions. |
| June 21 | Solstice at 12:38 pm EDT. Summer begins for the Northern Hemisphere. |
| June 27 | Public Star Watch at Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest, NJ. |
| July 1 | Full Moon at 10:20 pm EDT. |
| July 3 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm in Resurrection Catholic School on Kings Highway (Rt 41) in Cherry Hill, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 6.11.2015
The brilliant planet Venus (center) was 13° west of the bright planet Jupiter (above-left of Venus) in this view looking over Chatsworth Lake in Chatsworth, NJ, at 9:32 pm EDT on June 10, 2015. Venus and Jupiter will be at conjunction (in right ascension) on July 1st at 10 am EDT when Jupiter is 0.4° north of Venus, but they will make their closest approach (a third of a degree apart) ten hours earlier at midnight. Since they will have set by then for observers in this area (nominally 40° north, 75° west), we will see them at their closest on the evening of June 30th. Taken by club member Joe Stieber with a Canon 6D digital SLR camera (on a fixed tripod) and a Canon 24-105 mm, f/4L zoom lens set to 24 mm focal length. Exposed 8 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 1600. Mouseover for labels.
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