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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Al Meloni Ray Pape Arnie Rosemoff 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 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).
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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Al Meloni Ray Pape Arnie Rosemoff Wade Evans |
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Announcements Last Update: Wednesday, August 05, 2020
| Aug 7 | Formal Meeting; an online meeting via Zoom is planned, opening at 7:30 pm (log-on information will be posted to the WAS e-groups). Physical meetings at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, remain suspended at least through September 2020 due to coronavirus concerns. |
| Aug 11 | The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks overnight, August 11-12; however, the third-quarter moon rises at 12:13 am EDT on August 12 (at 40°N-75°W). |
| Aug 15 | Public Star Watch at Batsto. Status indeterminate due to coronavirus concerns. |
| Aug 18 | New Moon at 10:42 pm EDT in Leo. |
| Aug 21 | Informal Meeting; this will be an online meeting via Zoom, opening at 7:30 pm. |
| Aug 22 | Member Star Watch at Atsion. Status indeterminate due to coronavirus concerns. |
| Sept 2 | Full Moon at 1:22 am EDT in Aquarius. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 7.25.2020
Club member Howard Schneck captured this close-up image of comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) around 11 pm EDT on July 21, 2020, while on vacation at Cape Cod, Massachusetts. It covers a field 48 arc minutes wide x 31 arc minutes high, with the upper-left corner pointing north. It's a stack of 20 x 1 minute subs processed in PixInsight (but no flats). Taken with a Canon EOS T3 digital SLR camera and a Celestron Edge HD8 scope with a focal reducer yielding an effective focal length of 1484 mm. It was tracking with an EQ-6 equatorial mount, but not guided.
Image posted 7.19.2020
Club member Jim Nash captured this dramatic image of comet C/2020 F3 (NEOWISE) on the morning of July 12, 2020, from the Timber Creek Dog Park in Blackwood, NJ. Jim used a Nikon Z6 mirrorless digital camera at the prime focus of a William Optics Spacecat 51 mm apo refractor tracking on an iOptron equatorial mount. It's a single 15 second exposure. Click here for a larger version.
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