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President: Vice President: Secretary: Treasurer: Starwatch Director: |
Bob Lill Frank Grupico Karen Hagerman Wade Evans Suzanne Leap |
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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: Starwatch Director: |
Bob Lill Frank Grupico Karen Hagerman Wade Evans Suzanne Leap |
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Announcements Last Update: Friday, September 12, 2025
| Sept 19 | Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Sept 20 | Titan Shadow Transit on Saturn, starting at 1:09 am EDT, more than four hours before morning twilight begins. This will be the last full transit this season. The next Titan shadow transit season won't be until the 2040s. |
| Sept 20 | Public Star Watch at Batsto, beginning at 7:30 pm, no registration required. Check back here on the afternoon of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Sept 21 | New Moon at 3:54 pm EDT in Virgo. |
| Sept 22 | Equinox at 2:19 pm EDT, the Autumnal Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere. |
| Sept 24 | Public Star Watch at Historic Smithville Park in Easthampton, NJ (near Mt Holly), beginning at 7:30 pm with a weather backup date of Sept 25. A no-fee registration is required. Check back here on the day of the event for the go/no-go weather call. |
| Oct 3 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
| Oct 6 | Full Moon at 11:40 pm EDT in Pisces. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 9.05.2025
Club member John McDaniel captured this splendid image including both the North America (left) and Pelican (right) Nebulae in the constellation Cygnus the Swan. John was able to do this from his suburban backyard in Voorhees, NJ, which is certainly not a dark site. He used an ASKAR FRA500 90 mm, f/5.6 telescope with a 0.7x focal reducer for an effective 350 mm focal length at f/3.9, plus a Triband light pollution filter. It represents 123 frames, 120 seconds each, for a total of 246 minutes (4.1 hr) exposure. Click the picture for a larger version.
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Astrospheric Forecast for the Barnegat Road Observing Site...
Star & Constellation
Pronunciation Guides
United States Naval Observatory, Astronomical Applications
Solar and Lunar Eclipses in 2025
Titan Shadow
Transits in 2025 (EDT), based on this
Bob King S&T article (UT)
