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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, October 02, 2016
| Oct 7 | 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 who will direct you to the conference room. |
| Oct 16 | Full Moon at 12:23 am EDT, in Pisces, 3.4° from Uranus (which reaches opposition on October 15). |
| Oct 21 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
| Oct 30 | New Moon at 1:38 pm EDT, in Libra (near the Virgo border). |
| NOV 5 | Public Star Watch at Batsto. This will be our final Public Star Watch for 2016. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 09.18.2016
Here's a nice monochrome image of the Witches Broom Nebula (a.k.a., the Western Veil Nebula, or NGC 6960) near the southeastern wing tip of Cygnus the Swan. The nebulosity skims by the 4th magnitude 52 Cygni, the bright star near the center. This image was captured by club member Dan McCauley on September 14, 2016 -- not from the dark skies of the New Jersey Pines, but from Palmyra, NJ, near the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge that crosses the Delaware River into northeast Philadelphia. Needless to say, light pollution is a significant factor at that location. On top of that, a nearly-full (96% illuminated) moon was in the sky. Dan used a QSI 683 CCD astro-camera and a Takahashi TOA-130 apochromatic refractor with a 67-FL field flattener. It was exposed 4 hours (24 x 10 minute subs) through an Astrodon 6 nm H-alpha filter. The H-α filter is the key to cutting through the heavy light pollution. Click the picture for a larger version.
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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.