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.

 

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Treasurer:

 Roger Cowley

Bernie Kosher

Dave Neunheuser

Wade Evans

      

Announcements   Last Update: Sunday, January 17, 2016

Jan 23 Full Moon at 8:46 pm EST.
Feb 5 Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. This is now our regular meeting location! At the main entrance to the building, the security guard will direct you to the meeting room. As always, guests are welcome and no astronomical experience is necessary. Minutes from the January 15th meeting.
Feb 8 New Moon at 9:39 am EST.
Feb 19 Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. Note that the formal meetings are now on the third Friday of the month while the informal meetings are on the first Friday.

Photo Spotlight   Image posted 01.17.2016

This spectacular image of The Andromeda Galaxy, Messier 31 (NGC 224), along with its companions M32 (NGC 221) and M110 (NGC 205), was captured by club member Jerry Lodriguss on January 2, 2016, from Steelmantown in Belleplain State Forest, NJ. Jerry used a stock Canon T5i (700D) digital SLR camera at the prime focus of a 65 mm, f/6.5 Astro-Tech AT65EDQ Quadruplet Apochromatic Refractor tracking on an Astro-Physics 1100 German equatorial mount. It was exposed a total of 100 minutes at ISO 800 with several different exposures for this High Dynamic Range rendering. Click here for more.

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