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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: Saturday, June 25, 2022
| June 25 | Public Star Watch at Atsion Field in Wharton State Forest, NJ. Starting time is 8:00 pm. Check back here for the weather call (go/no-go) on the day of the event. Tonight's weather forecast looks good, so it's a Go! |
| June 28 | New Moon at 10:52 pm EDT in Gemini. |
| July 1 | 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 is posted to the WAS e-group). Guests are welcome at Virtua. |
| July 13 | Full Moon at 2:38 pm EDT in Sagittarius. |
| July 15 | Informal Meeting, at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 6.17.2022
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While walking his dog, club member Bill Di Blasio noticed this scenic view of the of the 12.5 day old, 91.5% illuminated waxing gibbous moon. It reminded him of the famous photograph, Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico, taken by renowned landscape photographer, Ansel Adams. Bill took his lunar image on June 11, 2022, at 8:16 pm EDT with a handheld Nikon Z6 II DSLM (digital single lens mirrorless) camera and an 85 mm lens. It was exposed 1/100 second at f/3.5, ISO 160. Click the image for a larger version.
The moon was full on June 14 and in the coming week, the waning moon in the morning sky will be passing along the string of planets, from June 18 near Saturn through June 27 near Mercury. This chart below is from a Sky & Telescope press release and here's Bob King's article at S&T. Note that the major planets starting with Mercury in the east and heading west towards Saturn, will be in the same order as their orbital distance from the sun. On June 24, the moon will represent the earth in that orderly arrangement.
Sky & Telescope's This Week's Sky at a Glance, June 24 - July 2.
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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
