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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: Thursday, October 10, 2024
| 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 23 | Public Star Watch at Historic Smithville Park in Easthampton, NJ, (near Mt Holly) beginning at 6:30 pm EDT. A no-fee registration is required. Check back here on the afternoon of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| 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. |
| Nov 1 | New Moon at 8:47 am EDT in Libra. |
| Nov 1 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Nov 3 | Daylight Saving Time ends, 2:00 am EDT becomes 1:00 am EST ("Fall back, Spring ahead"). |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 9.28.2024
Club member Joe Stieber captured this image of the Crescent Moon and Venus after sunset on September 5, 2024, from Mt Laurel, NJ, just three-quarters of a mile from the WAS meeting venue in Moorestown, NJ. It was taken at 8:06 pm EDT with a Canon EOS RP DSLM camera and a Canon 100 mm f/2.8L telephoto/macro lens on a fixed tripod. It's from a single raw frame exposed 0.4 seconds at f/5.6, ISO 1600. The field is 16° wide x 9° high. At the time, the Moon was 2.9 days old and 7.3% illuminated. The pair was about 6.6° apart, with the Moon at 4.0° altitude and Venus at 3.6° altitude. The pair will again be close together on October 5, 2024; at 7:00 pm, Venus about 4° above-right the 3.2 day old, 8.7% illuminated Moon. Mouseover for labels.
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Sky & Telescope's
This Week's Sky at a Glance, October 4 to 13, 2024.
The USNO's
The Sky This Week,
October 8, 2024,
Comets, Cats & Clusters.
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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
New! Bob King Oct 2:
Get Ready for Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS — The Best Is Yet to Come! - Sky &
Telescope
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