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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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At the Formal Meeting on December 6, the 2025 officers were elected.
Announcements Last Update: Friday, December 20, 2024
| Dec 20 | Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center will instead be the member's annual Holiday Dinner at the Legacy Diner in Audubon, NJ, 7 pm. Details reviewed at meetings and on the club Google Group. |
| Dec 21 | Solstice at 4:21 am EST, the Winter Solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. |
| Dec 30 | New Moon at 5:27 pm EST in Sagittarius, the second this month. The first New Moon was on December 1. |
| Jan 3 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Jan 13 | Full Moon at 5:27 pm EST in Gemini, a couple of degrees from the now-bright planet Mars, two days before its not-so-favorable opposition on January 15. On the 13th, the Moon will occult Mars about 9:20 pm in our area (but start looking a little earlier to allow for time variations due to your specific location). Mars emerges about 10:35 pm. |
| Jan 27 | The Winter Star Party begins in the Florida Keys, runs through February 2. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 12.17.2024
Club member John McDaniel captured this stunning image of the California Nebula, NGC 1499 in Perseus, during the first week of December 2024 from his backyard in Mt Laurel, NJ (by no means a dark site!). He used a ZWO ASI2600MC camera and a Sharpstar Askar FRA500 90 mm, f/5.6 quintuplet refractor with a 0.7x focal reducer for an effective focal length of 350 mm. He captured 100 x 120 second subs for a total exposure of 3 hr 20 min. The bright star below the nebula is magnitude 4.0 Menkib, Xi Persei. Click here, or on the picture, for a larger version.
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