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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, November 02, 2016
| Note: | Nominations for the 2017 WAS Officers are now being taken Check the elections page for more information. |
| Note: | We expect to hold annual Holiday Party on December 10, 2016. If you plan on attending, or have questions, contact club Vice President Bernie Kosher. |
| 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 30 | New Moon at 1:38 pm EDT, in western Libra. |
| Nov 4 | 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. |
| Nov 5 | Public Star Watch at Batsto. This will be our final Public Star Watch for 2016! Check back on Saturday, November 5th, for the weather call. |
| Nov 6 | Daylight Time ends at 2 am, set clocks back an hour. |
| Nov 14 | Full Moon at 8:52 am EST, in western Taurus |
| Nov 18 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 10.24.2016
Pictured here is the Cygnus Loop, which is most recognizably identified visually by the Veil Nebula complex (the Eastern Veil is to the left, the Western Veil is to the right and Pickering's/Flemming's Triangular Wisp is in between). The bright star at the right edge of the Western Veil is 52 Cygni. This image was captured by club secretary Dave Neunheuser on the night of October 6/7, 2016, from Gloucester City, NJ, an area with significant light pollution from nearby Philadelphia, PA. Dave used a Finger Lakes Instruments 09000 digital astro-camera at the prime focus of a Stellarvue SVS130-TCF3 f/5 apochromatic sextuplet astrograph tracking on a Losmandy G11 German equatorial mount, auto-guiding with ST-4. It was exposed a total of 80 minutes (8 x 10 minute subs) through a 6 nm H-alpha filter (to overcome light pollution) and it covers a 3° square field of view. Processed with ImagePlus 5.75.
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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.