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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Roger Cowley Jim Fusco Bernie Kosher 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 50th 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 Jim Fusco Bernie Kosher Wade Evans |
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Announcements Last Update: Saturday, January 07, 2017
| Jan 12 | Full Moon at 6:34 am EST in Gemini. Venus at Greatest Eastern Elongation, 8:18 am EST. |
| Jan 17 | The asteroid (4) Vesta is reaches opposition at 7:38 pm EST. Magnitude 6.2 (easy binocular object). |
| Jan 20 | 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. |
| Jan 27 | New Moon at 7:07 pm EST in Capricornus. |
| Feb 3 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. Note: To better correspond with the current moon phases, Formal Meetings (closer to full moon) will now be held on the first Friday of the month and Informal Meetings (closer to new moon) will be on the third Friday. |
| Feb 20 | The 2017 Winter Star Party, at Scout Key, Florida, begins. Runs through February 26. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 1.01.2017
With the coming of the New Year and the month of January, the great constellation Orion is prominent in the southeastern sky by the end of astronomical twilight and transits before 11 pm EST. Here are some tips for observing Orion from Bob King at Sky & Telescope. Photo by Joe Stieber; taken at 5:06 am EDT on September 12, 2016 with a Canon 6D digital SLR camera (on a fixed tripod) and a Canon 24-105 mm f/4L zoom lens set to 50 mm focal length. Exposed 6 seconds at f/4, ISO 3200. Mouseover for labels.
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.