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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 12, 2016
| 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. |
| July 2 | Club Picnic, for members and their guests only, will be held at Camp Ockanickon in Medford, NJ. |
| July 4 | New Moon at 7:01 am EDT |
| July 9 | Public Star Watch at Batsto Village, the full schedule of Public Star Watches for 2016 is available here. Check back on the day of the Star Watch for the weather call (go or no-go). |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 06.08.2016
Bight ruddy Mars is now past opposition and is in retrograde (westward) motion near the head of Scorpius. It will be stationary on June 30th. This picture of the area was taken by Joe Stieber on June 7, 2016, at 11:40 pm EDT from Maple Shade, NJ, using a Canon 40D digital SLR camera on a fixed tripod and a Canon 100 mm f/2.8L macro lens (with a "diffuser" filter) providing a field about 12° wide x 8° high. Exposed 4 seconds at f/4, ISO 800. Some interesting double stars inhabit this area, see this Sky & Telescope article. Mouseover for labels.
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.