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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, September 30, 2017
The WAS 50th
Year Gala Anniversary Celebration Dinner
will be held on Saturday,
October 14, 2017. Registration and payment must be
received by October 6, 2017. Click here for details.
Now available!
WAS Logo Gear from CafePress... hats, shirts, mugs and more.
Check it out!
| Oct 5 | Full Moon at 2:40 pm EDT in Cetus. It's the Harvest Moon, the full moon closest to the September equinox. |
| Oct 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. |
| Oct 14 | WAS 50th Anniversary Dinner, click here for details. |
| Oct 19 | New Moon at 3:12 pm EDT in Virgo. |
| Oct 20 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. |
| Oct 21 | Public Star Watch at Atsion. Note that this Star Watch is at Atsion rather than Batsto. Also note that there will be a weather backup date, but it's the day before, so check back on Friday, October 20, for the weather call. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 9.10.2017
On Saturday morning, September 9, 2017, club member Joe Stieber captured this grouping of the planets Mercury and Mars with the first-magnitude star Regulus in the constellation Leo (mouseover for labels). Just a few weeks ago, the sun was next to Regulus during the August 21 total solar eclipse. When this image was captured at 5:41 am EDT from Carranza Field in Wharton State Forest, NJ, it was 40 minutes after the beginning of astronomical twilight (5:01 am) and 53 minutes before sunrise (6:34 am). Regulus was at an altitude of 5.3° with Mercury 1.0° to the southwest and Mars 2.5° to the east. During the coming week, Mercury and Mars will continue to play tag with each, then Venus and finally the crescent moon will join the show. Taken with a Canon 6D digital SLR camera and a Canon 200 mm f/2.8L lens (on a fixed tripod), then cropped to about 70% of the original size. Exposed 1 second at f/5.6, ISO 800.
Click here for the previous home page image (member images of the August 21, 2017, solar eclipse).
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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