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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: Monday, April 18, 2022
| 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. Check back the day of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Apr 21 | Lyrid Meteor Shower tonight, as well as Friday night April 22. |
| Apr 30 | New Moon at 4:28 pm EDT in northern Aries. |
| May 5 | Public Star Watch at Historic Smithville Park in Easthampton, NJ (near Mt Holly), 7:30 to 10:30 pm. |
| May 6 | Formal Meeting, at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. We are now meeting in-person at Virtua, but it will also be simulcast via Zoom (log-on information posted to the WAS e-group). Guests are welcome at Virtua. |
| May 16 | Full Moon at 12:14 am EDT in Libra. There will be a total lunar eclipse with maximum eclipse at 12:12 am, but first umbral contact (partial eclipse begins) is at 10:28 pm EDT on May 15. Totality begins at 11:29 pm. |
| May 20 | Informal Meeting, at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. |
| May 21 | Public Star Watch at Batsto Village in Wharton State Forest, NJ. Starting time is 8:00 pm. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 4.15.2022
Observing Opportunity: The row of morning planets continues, with bright Jupiter now at 6.6° altitude by 5:45 am EDT. Will it be possible to spot nearby Neptune (with optical aid) that low in the increasing twilight? Probably not, as sunrise on April 17 is at 6:19 am. More celestial events are covered in Sky & Telescope's This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 15 - April 23.
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Astrospheric Forecast for the Barnegat Road Observing Site
Star & Constellation
Pronunciation Guides
Lunar X Predictions (UT)
United States Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications
