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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, October 12, 2016
| Note: | Club President, Roger Cowley, has published a new book, Gauging the Solar System: Measuring Astronomical Values for Yourself. Have fun and do more than just snap pictures of the sky! Available at Amazon too. |
| 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. 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 30 | New Moon at 1:38 pm EDT, in Libra (near the Virgo border). |
| Nov 4 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
| Nov 5 | Public Star Watch at Batsto. This will be our final Public Star Watch for 2016. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 10.12.2016
On October 12, 2016, the planets Jupiter (above) and Mercury (below) were just 1.7° apart in morning twilight before sunrise. This image of them was captured at 6:31 am EDT by club member Joe Stieber from Maple Shade, NJ, when magnitude -1.7 Jupiter was at 4.6° altitude and magnitude -1.1 Mercury was at 3.4° altitude. Mercury is now moving towards the apparent sun and will be at superior conjunction on October 27, while Jupiter was at solar conjunction on September 26 and is now rising earlier and moving higher in the morning sky daily. Yesterday, October 11, they were side-by-side, 0.8° apart and on Monday, October 10, Mercury was 1.7° above Jupiter. Taken with a Canon 6D digital SLR camera and a Canon 400 mm f/5.6L lens (on a fixed tripod) providing a field 5.1° wide x 3.4° high. Exposed 1/80 second at f/5.6, ISO 3200. Mouseover for labels.
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