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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: |
Bob Lill Frank Grupico 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 58th 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: |
Bob Lill Frank Grupico Suzanne Leap Wade Evans |
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Announcements Last Update: Tuesday, April 01, 2025
| Apr 4 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Apr 5 | NEAF, the Northeast Astronomy Forum, begins at Suffern, NY. Continues on April 6. |
| Apr 12 | Full Moon at 8:22 pm EDT in Virgo, near Spica. |
| Apr 16 | Public Star Watch at Historic Smithville Park in Easthampton, NJ (near Mt Holly), beginning at 7:30 pm with a weather backup date of April 17. A no-fee registration is required. Check back here on the day of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Apr 18 | Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Apr 26 | Public Star Watch at Atsion, beginning at 8:00 pm, no registration required. Be sure to check back here on the afternoon of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Apr 27 | New Moon at 3:31 pm EDT in Aries. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 3.09.2025
Club member Joe Stieber captured this image of the young Crescent Moon from Mt Laurel, NJ, on the evening of February 28, 2025. It was taken at 6:34 pm EST with a Canon EOS RP digital mirrorless camera and a Canon 400 mm, f/5.6L telephoto lens on a fixed tripod. It was exposed 1/40 second at f/5.6, ISO 12,800. It was cropped to about 67% of the original dimensions for a field 3.5° high x 2.3° high At the time of capture, the Moon was less than a day old (22 hr 49 min from New Moon at 7:45 pm on Feb 27), just 1.1% illuminated and 2.7° altitude. At the subsequent Full Moon on the night of March 13/14, 2024, there will be a total lunar eclipse, with the mid-point of totality occurring at 2:59 am EDT am on March 14.
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