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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: Saturday, April 19, 2025
| Apr 21 | The Lyrid Meteor Shower peaks overnight April 21-22. |
| 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 | Venus reaches its greatest illuminated extent at 1:00 pm EDT (33.8 arc seconds diameter, 25.8% illuminated). It will be shining brilliantly at magnitude –4.7 in the morning sky before sunrise. |
| Apr 27 | New Moon at 3:31 pm EDT in Aries. Since the Moon reaches perigee at 12:18 pm, expect extreme tides. |
| May 2 | Formal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. Members will vote on proposed bylaw amendments. |
| May 12 | Full Moon at 12:56 pm EDT in Libra. |
| May 16 | Informal Meeting at the Virtua Health and Wellness Center, Conference Ctr, Room 155A, Moorestown, NJ, 7:30 pm. Guests are welcome. |
Photo Spotlight Image posted 4.04.2025
Club member John McDaniel captured this fine image of the magnificent face-on spiral galaxy, Messier 101, also known as the Pinwheel Galaxy, located in the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear, about 5° northeast of the end of the Big Dipper asterism's handle. It was taken on April 1, 2025, from Mt Laurel, NJ (not a dark site), with an Askar FRA500 90 mm, f/5.6 apo refractor and a ZWO ASI2600MC digital astro-camera, riding on a ZWO AM5 harmonic equatorial mount It represents 140 sub-exposures of 120 seconds each, for a total integration time of 4 hr 40 min. Click the picture for a larger version.
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