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 51st 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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 Roger Cowley

Steve Kutoroff

Paul Bender

Wade Evans

      

Announcements   Last Update: Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Jan 31 Full Moon at 8:27 am EST in Cancer. There will be a total lunar eclipse, but in the Philadelphia area, the moon enters the umbra at 6:48 am, shortly before setting at 7:09 am.
Feb 2 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. Here are the minutes from the January 19 meeting.
Feb 10 Member Star Watch at Atsion. Sunset at 5:29 pm EST, Astronomical Twilight ends at 7:01 pm.
Feb 11 The 2018 Winter Star Party begins at Chiefland Astronomy Village in Florida (not the Florida Keys). Ends Feb 18.
Feb 15 New Moon at 4:05 pm EST in eastern Capricornus.
Feb 16 Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ.
Mar 1 Full Moon at 7:51 pm EST in Leo.
Mar 2 Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ.
Mar 11 Daylight Time begins at 2 am EST, move your clocks ahead one hour to 3 am EDT.
Mar 16 Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ.
Mar 17 New Moon at 9:12 am EDT in eastern Aquarius.
Mar 17 Member Star Watch at Atsion. Sunset at 7:08 pm EDT, Astronomical Twilight ends at 8:38 pm. This will be the prime night for the 2018 Messier Marathon.

Photo Spotlight   Image posted 1.01.2018

Dan McCauley captured this superb image of The Andromeda Galaxy, M31 or NGC 224, in November 2017. Also shown are the two primary satellite galaxies of M31, M32 (NGC 221) and M110 (NGC 205), as well as the star cloud in M31, NGC 206 (mouseover for labels). The foreground stars belong to our Milky Way Galaxy. Luminance and color data were taken from Steelmantown in Belleplain State Forest, NJ, and H-alpha data from Palmyra, NJ. Dan used a Takahashi TOA-130 apo refractor at f/5.0 and a QSI-683 CCD camera. This is a two-frame mosaic processed with Pixinsight and Photoshop. Click here for a large version.

 

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