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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: Monday, June 20, 2016
| 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. 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 from the June 17th meeting. |
| July 2 | Club Picnic, for members in good standing and their guests only, will be held from 2 to 10 pm at Camp Ockanickon in Medford, NJ. Members should RSVP by June 29th. |
| 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). |
| July 15 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 06.16.2016
The bright planets, ruddy Mars at the bottom right and Saturn at the upper left, are now past opposition and in retrograde (westward) motion near the head of Scorpius. The ruddy first magnitude star Antares is at the bottom left (mouseover for labels). This picture of the area was taken by Joe Stieber on June 13, 2016, at 2:01 am EDT from Maple Shade, NJ, using a Canon 6D digital SLR camera on a fixed tripod and a Canon 100 mm f/2.8L macro lens with a "diffuser" filter to accentuate the brightness and color differences of the objects. The field about 20° wide x 14° high. Exposed 4 seconds at f/4, ISO 800. Some interesting double stars inhabit this area, see this Sky & Telescope article by Bob King.
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.