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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Secretary:

Treasurer:

Drew Maser

Jerry Lodriguss

Jim Foy

Joe Stieber

     

Announcements   Last Update: Thursday, August 13, 2015

Aug 14 New Moon at 10:53 am EDT.
Aug 21 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.
Aug 22 Public Star Watch at Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest, NJ. Note that this will be a daytime event, from 11 am to 4 pm, for Solar Observing. No nighttime observing is scheduled.
Aug 29 Full Moon at 2:35 pm EDT.
Sept 4 Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm in Resurrection Catholic School on Kings Highway (Rt 41) in Cherry Hill, NJ.

Photo Spotlight   Image posted 8.04.2015

Club member Jerry Lodriguss captured this splendid image of the Veil Nebula in Cygnus on June 17, 2015, using a Nikon D810a digital SLR camera and an Astro-Physics 130EDFGT triplet apochromatic refractor with a 0.75x reducer on a Paramount MYT German Equatorial mount. Exposed 128 minutes (16 x 480 seconds) at ISO 800. Click here for more.

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