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: Wednesday, February 24, 2016
New! | Membership dues can now be paid through PayPal. Click here for more membership information. |
Feb 22 | Full Moon at 1:20 pm EST. |
Mar 4 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. As always, guests are welcome and no astronomical experience is necessary. Click here for the minutes of the February 19th meeting. |
Mar 8 | New Moon at 8:54 pm EST (so Messier Marathon season is upon us). |
Mar 13 | Daylight Time begins, 2:00 am EST becomes 3:00 am EDT (Spring ahead, Fall back) |
Mar 18 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 02.20.2016
This beautiful image of M33, The Triangulum Galaxy, was captured by Jerry Lodriguss from Steelmantown in Belleplain State Forest, NJ, with a Gary Honis modified Canon T3i digital SLR camera and an Astro-Physics 130EDFGT f/6.3 triplet apochromatic refractor on an Astro-Physics 1100GTO German equatorial mount. It was exposed a total of 3.6 hours (27 x 480 seconds) at ISO 800. Click here for more.
Click here for the previous home page image.
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