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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Al Meloni Wade Evans Suzanne Leap Jim Brennan |
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West Jersey Astronomical Society www.wasociety.us
Welcome to the Official Home Page of the West Jersey Astronomical Society (additionally known as the Willingboro Astronomical Society). Our club is in its 55th 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, including a PayPal link to pay dues (click here to make a separate donation). Members in good standing have access to the gated Barnegat Road Observing Site in the dark New Jersey Pines, while Atsion Field in the Pines is available to those with valid membership cards.
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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Al Meloni Wade Evans Suzanne Leap Jim Brennan |
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Announcements Last Update: Sunday, April 03, 2022
| Apr 1 | New Moon at 2:24 am EDT in northern Cetus (about 45 min RA, +1° Dec). This is the last-chance weekend to run the Messier Marathon, trying to spot each of the nominal 110 objects in Charles Messier's non-comet catalog. |
| Apr 1 | Formal Meeting, at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. We are now meeting in-person at Virtua! It will also be simulcast via Zoom (log-on information posted to the WAS e-group). Guests are welcome at Virtua. |
| Apr 2 | Public Star Watch at Atsion Field in Wharton State Forest, NJ. Starting time is 7:00 pm. Check back here for the weather call on the day of the event. |
| Apr 9 | NEAF, the Northeast Astronomy Forum has been postponed to April 15-16, 2023 -- next year! |
| Apr 15 | Informal Meeting, at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. |
| Apr 16 | Full Moon at 2:55 pm EDT in Virgo. |
| Apr 21 | Public Star Watch at Historic Smithville Park in Easthampton, NJ (near Mt Holly), 7:30 to 10:30 pm. Participation is limited and guests must register (no fee) at the Burlington County Parks site (at the top, select Nature Programs, scroll down to the Outdoors section and click Star Watches then Star Watch 4/21). Registration opens April 7. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 3.24.2022
Observing Opportunity: The waning crescent Moon and three planets will be in a compact grouping (fitting inside a 10 degree circle) in eastern Capricornus on Monday, March 28, 2022. This is the view during morning twilight at 6:00 am EDT from 40°N-75°W (chart generated with SkySafari 7). Here's a snapshot of the grouping on March 28. More celestial events at Sky & Telescope's "This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 1 - April 9."
In addition, as of March 25, a pair of large sunspots just came around the eastern solar limb and they may well be visible to the properly filtered, but otherwise unaided eyes. Certainly a good opportunity for a filtered scope. Click here, or on the Sun icon near the top of this page, for the daily SDO solar image. From the Spaceweather.com gallery, here are ground-based photos taken on March 25, March 27, March 29, April 1 and April 3.
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previous home page image.
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. 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.
Astrospheric Forecast for the Barnegat Road Observing Site
Star & Constellation
Pronunciation Guides
Lunar X Predictions (UT)
Some items from the March 18, 2022, meeting.
