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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Roger Cowley Bernie Kosher Dave Neunheuser Wade Evans |
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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. Click here for membership information (dues can now be paid through PayPal).
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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Roger Cowley Bernie Kosher Dave Neunheuser Wade Evans |
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Announcements Last Update: Sunday, June 05, 2016
| June 4 | New Moon at 11:00 pm EDT |
| June 11 | Public Star Watch at Batsto Village. The full schedule of Public Star Watches for 2016 is available here. Check back on Saturday, June 11, for the weather call. |
| June 17 | Formal 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. Use the Main Entrance and check with the security guard. Click here for the minutes of the May 20, 2016 meeting. |
| June 20 | Full Moon at 7:02 am EDT |
| June 20 | Solstice at 6:34 pm EDT. Summer begins for the Northern Hemisphere. |
| July 1 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 05.10.2016
Steve Mattan captured this image of the planet Mercury in transit across the sun on May 9, 2016, from Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest, NJ. Mercury is the black dot below-right of the sun's center. A large sunspot (AR 2542) is also visible above-left of the sun's center (mouseover for labels). This image was captured at 11:31 am EDT with a Canon EOS 60D digital SLR camera and a Canon EF 100 to 400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS zoom lens (on a fixed tripod) set to 400 mm focal length plus a Canon EF 2x extender for a working focal length of 800 mm. It was exposed 1/800 second at f/11, ISO 200, through a white-light solar filter.
Steve's picture below, taken at 8:50 am, shows the scope setup at Batsto. His camera+lens is the first one at the lower-left.
Click here for the previous home page image.
Click to contact the . Members are encouraged to submit their astronomical images to the webmaster for inclusion on the WAS Home Page. Be sure to include a description, date and time, as well as equipment and photo data.