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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Ken Weber Al Meloni Suzanne Leap 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 (additionally known as the Willingboro Astronomical Society). Our club is in its 56th 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: |
Ken Weber Al Meloni Suzanne Leap Wade Evans |
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Announcements Last Update: Wednesday, July 12, 2023
| Jul 17 | New Moon at 2:32 pm EDT in eastern Gemini. |
| Jul 21 | Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Jul 22 | Public Star Watch at Batsto, beginning at 8:00 pm EDT. Check back here on the the day of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Aug 1 | Full Moon at 2:32 pm EDT in western Capricornus. |
| Aug 4 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, in Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 6.14.2023
Club member Howard Schneck captured this image of Supernova 2023ixf in M101, the Pinwheel Galaxy. It's near the end of the handle of the Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. Mouseover for labels. Howard took this image on June 1, 2023, from his driveway in Mt Laurel, NJ, under a 95% illuminated Moon, using ZWO ASI2600MC digital camera with an Antlia Triband RGB Ultra light pollution filter at the prime focus of a Celestron Edge HD8 Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope riding a Sky-Watcher NEQ6 Pro equatorial mount. Guiding was accomplished with an Orion 240 mm (60 mm aperture, f/4) scope and a ZWO ASI120-MM camera. Integration time was just 55 minutes (11 x 5-minute subs).
SN 2022ixf was discovered on May 19, 2023, and quickly reached magnitude 11, relatively bright for supernovae, such that it was accessible to visual observers with modest telescopes (as little as 3.5" aperture for WAS members). As of June 14, visual estimates at AAVSO are in the nominal magnitude 11.5 range.
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Sky & Telescope's This Week's Sky at a Glance, July 7 to 16, 2023.
USNO's The Sky This Week, July 11, 2023, The Summer Milky Way Returns.
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Astrospheric Forecast for the Barnegat Road Observing Site
Star & Constellation
Pronunciation Guides
United States Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications
Lunar X Predictions (UT)
