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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: Tuesday, July 05, 2016
| July 4 | New Moon at 7:01 am EDT; Earth is at Aphelion, 12:24 pm EDT, 94,513,000 miles from the Sun. |
| 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. 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 July 1st informal meeting. |
| July 19 | Full Moon at 6:57 pm EDT |
| Aug 5 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 07.02.2016
The planet Venus has returned to our evening sky following superior conjunction on June 6, 2016. This image of it was captured by Joe Stieber on June 29, 2016, from Swede Run in Moorestown, NJ, at 8:41 pm EDT using a Canon 6D digital SLR camera on a fixed tripod and a Sigma 70 to 300 mm f/4-5.6 apo zoom lens set to 300 mm focal length. It was then cropped to about 42% of the original size for an effective focal length of 715 mm and a field of view approximately 2.9° x 1.9° on the 6D's full-frame sensor (mouseover for label). Exposed 1/500 second at f/8, ISO 400, daylight color balance. Venus and Mercury will be at conjunction on July 16 at 2 pm EDT, following Mercury's superior conjunction on July 6. The two inner planets will be just half a degree apart after sunset.
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.