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 53rd 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).
Announcements Last Update: Wednesday, June 17, 2020
June 19 | Informal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, has been cancelled because of coronavirus concerns. However, an online Zoom meeting is planned. Members should be alert for an e-mail via our Google group with log-on information. |
June 20 | Public Star Watch at Batsto. Due to coronavirus concerns, all organized events in Wharton State Forest have been canceled at least through June 2020. |
June 20 | Solstice at 5:44 pm EDT, Summer begins for the Northern Hemisphere. |
June 21 | New Moon at 2:41 am EDT in western Gemini, near the border with Taurus and Orion. |
July 3 | Formal Meeting, 7:30 pm at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ. Status indeterminate because of coronavirus concerns. |
July 5 | Full Moon at 12:44 am EDT in Sagittarius. |
July 11 | Member Star Watch at Atsion. Status indeterminate because of coronavirus concerns. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 6.03.2020
Club member Dave Nuenheuser captured this image of the 10.3-day-old Moon on June 1, 2020, around 8 pm EDT. Dave used a ZWO 183 monochrome astro-camera, with a yellow-green filter for better contrast, at the prime focus of a vintage Takahashi 200 mm f/4 astrograph. It's the product of 3,000 frames processed with Autostakkert and Registax, then finished with a little Photoshop 2.0.
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