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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, December 26, 2016
| Dec 29 | New Moon at 1:53 am EST in Sagittarius. Note: This new moon presents the possibility of seeing the old moon about 19 hours before new on the morning of the 28th and/or the young moon about 15 hours after new on the evening of the 29th. Even with good weather, these will be challenging observations, especially the latter! |
| Jan 4 | Earth reaches perihelion at 9:18 am EST (0.98331 au or 91,404,000 miles from the sun). |
| Jan 6 | 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. Note: To better correspond with the current moon phases, Formal Meetings will now be held on the first Friday of the month and Informal Meetings will be on the third Friday. Here are the minutes from the December 16th meeting. |
| Jan 12 | Full Moon at 6:34 am EST in Gemini. |
| Jan 20 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 12.12.2016
This scenic view of the rising "Supermoon" (a full moon near perigee) was captured shortly after sunset by Steve Mattan on November 13, 2014, from Whitesbog, NJ. Besides the moon, the Belt of Venus is prominent. It's the pinkish horizontal band above the earth's shadow, the dark horizontal band just above the horizon. This month's full moon on December 13th is also being touted as a "Supermoon," but not quite as super as November's since the moon will be full a day after perigee whereas last month, the moon was full two-and-a-half hours after perigee.
Click here for the previous home page image.
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.
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.