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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, July 11, 2016
| July 9 | Pictures from the Club Picnic on July 2nd have been posted in the Photo Album (there's a link to the album in the left-hand frame). Here's a direct link to the picnic photo page. |
| 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 who will direct you to the conference room. Click here for the minutes of the July 1st informal meeting. |
| July 19 | Full Moon at 6:57 pm EDT |
| Aug 2 | New Moon at 4:45 pm EDT |
| Aug 5 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
| Aug 6 | Public Star Watch at Batsto Village, the full schedule of Public Star Watches for 2016 is available here. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 07.07.2016
The slender, 3.2% illuminated Crescent Moon was captured by WAS President Roger Cowley on July 5, 2016, at 8:54 pm EDT, 22 minutes after sunset, when it was 37 hr 53 min old (since New Moon on July 4th at 7:01 am EDT). It was taken from a playing field in Marlton, NJ, with a low horizon since the moon was just 4½° altitude at the time. Roger used a Nikon D80 digital SLR camera and a Tamron 100 to 300 mm zoom lens set to 250 mm focal length. Exposed 1/30 second at f/10, ISO 800.
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.