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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: Tuesday, July 18, 2017
| July 9 | Full Moon at 12:07 am EDT in Sagittarius. |
| July 21 | 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. |
| July 22 | WAS Picnic, for paid members, their family and guests only, at Camp Ockanickon in Medford, NJ. Starts at 2 pm, but you can arrive earlier. As night falls, Tatem Observatory will be open. If you're a paid member and have not received an e-mailed invitation, send an e-mail to Wade Evans with your full name and a contact phone number. |
| July 23 | New Moon at 5:46 am EDT in Cancer. |
| July 29 | Public Star Watch at Batsto. Check back on the day of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Aug 9 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 6.29.2017
After a number of delays (caused by clouds, wind and boats in the hazard zone) since the first attempt on June 1, 2017, NASA finally launched a Terrier-improved Malemute sounding rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia, on June 29 at 4:25 am EDT. The purpose of this flight was to test a new artificial cloud dispensing system for upper-level atmospheric studies. This picture of the resultant artificial clouds was captured by club member Joe Stieber from Carranza Field in Wharton State Forest, NJ, at 4:30 am through a relatively heavy natural cloud cover (no stars were visible at the time, near the middle of the two-hour summer twilight). They are nominally due south at about 35° altitude. Taken with a Canon 6D digital SLR camera (on a fixed tripod) and a Canon 24 to 105 mm f/4L zoom lens set to 24 mm focal length. Exposed 6 seconds at f/4, ISO 3200. The glowing natural clouds just above the tree line are being illuminated by Atlantic City, NJ, 30 miles away towards the south-southeast.
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.
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