Welcome to the Official Home Page of the West Jersey Astronomical Society (additionally known as the Willingboro Astronomical Society). Our club is in its 58^th 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. Members in good standing have access to the gated Barnegat Road Observing Site in the dark New Jersey Pines.

President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Starwatch Director:

Bob Lill Frank Grupico Karen Hagerman Wade Evans Suzanne Leap

Club member Chad Vickers captured this spectacular image of Messier 31, The Andromeda Galaxy, along with its two primary satellite galaxies, M32 and M110. Also readily apparent is the star cloud, NGC 206, which is a challenge for visual observers under New Jersey skies. Mouseover for labels. Chad took this from his backyard in Pemberton, NJ, using an Apertura 75Q, a 75 mm, f/5.4 quintuplet apo refractor (a modified Petzval design for astrophotography) along with a 0.75x focal reducer for an effective 304 mm focal length. The camera was a ZWO ASI533MC Pro, which has a 9 megapixel square sensor. It represents 240x180-second frames plus 100x120-second frames, for a total of 15.33 hours of exposure over late August and early September 2025. Click the picture for a larger version.

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