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 52nd 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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Treasurer:

 Steve Kutoroff

Ray Pape

Arnie Rosemoff

Wade Evans

      

Announcements   Last Update: Friday, November 15, 2019

Nov 21 Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. Informal meetings in 2019 will continue to be held on the third Thursday of the month. Starting in January 2020, informal meetings will return to the third Friday of the month. As always, guests are welcome and no astronomical experience is necessary. Nominations for the 2020 officers will be taken. Here are the minutes from the November 1 meeting.
Nov 22 Private Star Watch at the Kresson School, Voorhees, NJ. Member scope support will be needed; nominal setup time 5:30 pm, starts at 6:00 pm (but late member arrivals can be accommodated).
Nov 23 Member Star Watch at Atsion. Check back the day of the event for the go/no-go weather call.
Nov 26 New Moon at 10:06 am EST in northern Scorpius.
Dec 6 Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. As always, guests are welcome and no astronomical experience is necessary. Elections for the 2020 officers will be held.
Dec 12 Full Moon at 5:12 am EST, inside the horns of Taurus.

Photo Spotlight   Image posted 10.21.2019

Club member Jim Foy captured this luminous image of M42, the Great Nebula in Orion, flanked on the right by M43 and the Running Man Nebula (NGC 1973, 1975 and 1977). It was taken on November 11, 2018, from Steelmantown in Belleplain State Forest, NJ, with a modified Canon 60D digital SLR camera at the prime focus of a Takahashi FSQ106N 130 mm, f/5 apo refractor on an Astro-Physics AP900GTO German equatorial mount (auto-guiding with PHD2). It was exposed 80 minutes (16 x 5 minute subs) at ISO 800, controlled by BackyardEOS. Post-processing with PixInsight and Photoshop CC.

 

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