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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: Wednesday, June 29, 2016
| 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. If you cannot be there to check in by 2 pm you can pre-register any evening before 5:30 pm at Camp Ockanickon's office. Benie Hosko is taking care of this picnic with the camp and this is a security precaution for the camp's children and also allows us to use canoes etc. Please check with Bernie if you cannot register and will be later than 2 pm. Any questions, check with Bernie Kosher or Bernie Hosko (click here for the contact page). Raiun date, Sunday, July 3rd. |
| 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 06.24.2016
The planet Saturn reached opposition on June 3, 2016, so it's now well placed for observation as darkness falls. This labeled image of Saturn by Michael A. Phillips was featured in a Sky & Telescope article by Bob King about observing Saturn.
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.