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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Jim Fusco Bob Lill 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 57th 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.
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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Jim Fusco Bob Lill Suzanne Leap Wade Evans |
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Announcements Last Update: Friday, September 27, 2024
| Oct 2 | New Moon at 2:49 pm EDT in Virgo. |
| Oct 4 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Oct 17 | Full Moon at 7:26 am EDT in Pisces. |
| Oct 18 | Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Oct 26 | Public Star Watch at Batsto, beginning at 6:30 pm EDT. No registration is required. Check back here on the afternoon of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 8.26.2024
Club member Bill DiBlasio captured this image of circumpolar star trails, centered on Polaris, along with a meteor, and a couple of aircraft tracks, from his Lumberton, NJ, home on the night of August 20-21, 2024, between sunset and sunrise. Bill employed a GoPro 11 camera in the Star Trails mode, using 30 second frames at ISO 1600. It was processed in DaVinci Resolve. Click the image for a larger version, click here for the video post on X.
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Sky & Telescope's
This Week's Sky at a Glance, September 27 to October 6, 2024.
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The Sky This Week,
September 24, 2024,
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date and time, as well as equipment and photo data.
Astrospheric Forecast for the Barnegat Road Observing Site...
Star & Constellation
Pronunciation Guides
United States Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications
Best Comets of 2024
Bob King:
Status Report and Expectations for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS - Sky & Telescope
Jerry Lodriguss:
A Guide to Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan-ATLAS) – A S T R O P I X
Nick James:
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS looking good for October – British
Astronomical Association