West Jersey Astronomical Society  www.wasociety.us

Welcome to the Official Home Page of the West Jersey Astronomical Society (formerly known as the Willingboro Astronomical Society). Our club is in its 49th 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.

 

President:

Vice President:

Secretary:

Treasurer:

 Roger Cowley

Bernie Kosher

Dave Neunheuser

Wade Evans

      

Announcements   Last Update: Saturday, January 09, 2016

Jan 9 The Rittenhouse Astronomical Society will present Dr. Robert Nemiroff, editor of the popular Astronomy Picture of the Day, during its meeting on Saturday, January 9th, at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pa. The meeting is freely open to the public and begins at 7:15 pm.
Jan 9 New Moon at 8:31 pm EST.
Jan 15 Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. This is now our regular meeting location! Upon entering the building, check with the security guard, who will direct you to the meeting room. As always, guests are welcome and no astronomical experience is necessary. Click here for the minutes of the December 4th formal meeting. Click here for the minutes of the December 18, 2015, informal meeting (there will not be a meeting on January 8th as speculated in the minutes from the 18th).
Jan 23 Full Moon at 8:46 pm EST.

Photo Spotlight   Image posted 01.01.2016

The Cocoon Nebula, IC 5146, stands out against the starry background to the east of the dark nebula, Barnard 168. Visually, B168, unlike the nebula, is a relatively easy object with binoculars from a moderately dark location. This image was captured on July 21, 2015, by club member Jerry Lodriguss from Steelmantown in Belleplain State Forest, NJ, with a Nikon D810A digital SLR camera (factory optimized for astrophotography) and an Astro-Physics 130EDFGT triplet apochromatic refractor (plus an AP 0.75x reducer) tracking on an Paramount MYT 1100 German equatorial mount. It was exposed 160 minutes (32 x 300 seconds) at ISO 800. Click here for more. Jerry was testing this camera for Sky & Telescope magazine; his review was published in the February 2016 issue, page 56.

Click here for the previous home page image.

 

 

Click to contact the .