2010 Schedule
Willingboro Astronomical Society
www.wasociety.net
Last update:
Saturday, July 31, 2010 at
10:17 AM
This is our schedule for 2010. It contains club events,
our public star watches and some of the major star parties our club members attend.
Most of the school star watches are not public events. Note that new
events (especially school star watches) might be added at any time and that our
club meeting dates and locations are subject to change because of unforeseeable
circumstances, so check the home page
for the latest information. As of June 2010, our informal meetings have changed
from the last Friday of the month to the third Friday of the month. If you notice any errors, please contact the
webmaster.
Note: Dates in red are not yet
confirmed.
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January |
LastQ=Thu 7 | New Moon=Fri 15 | FirstQ=Sat 23 | Full Moon=Sat 30 |
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Fri 8 |
Formal Meeting (Note: delayed one week due to the New Year holiday) |
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Thu 21 |
Star Watch at Voorhees Elementary School (backup Fri 22) |
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Wed 27 |
Sky Watch at Rowan University, open to the public (Mars near opposition) |
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Fri 29 |
Informal Meeting -- Show & Tell Night |
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February |
LastQ=Fri 5 | New Moon=Sat 13 | FirstQ=Sun 21 | Full Moon=Sun 28 |
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Fri 5 |
Formal Meeting |
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Mon 8 - Sat 13 |
Winter Star Party, Summerland Key, FL |
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Fri 12 |
Star Watch at Camp Ockanickon (backup Sat 13) |
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Thu 18 |
Star Watch at Southampton School (backup Fri 19) |
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Star Watch for Maude Wilkins School at Howard Yocum School (postponed indefinitely) |
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Fri 26 |
Informal Meeting |
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March |
LastQ=Sun 7 | New=Mon 15 | FirstQ=Tue 23 | Full Moon=Mon 29 |
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Mar 3 |
Halley's Comet, 25 Years Later, a lecture by Joe Laufer, 7:00 pm at the Mt. Holly Library & Lyceum |
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Fri 5 |
Formal Meeting |
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Tue 9 |
Star Watch at Moorestown Upper Elementary School (backup, Mon Mar 15) |
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Fri 12 |
Star Watch at Camp Ockanickon (backup Sat 13); rained out both dates |
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Sun 14 |
Daylight Savings Time begins (officially at 2:00 am) |
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Sat 20 |
Equinox -- 1:32 pm EDT (the Vernal Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere) |
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Sat 20 |
Messier Marathon at Coyle Field (log & rules); postponed from March 13 |
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Mon 22 |
Star Watch at Riverside Elementary School (backup Tue 23) |
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Thu 25 |
Spring Equinox Lecture at Rowan University, 7:00 pm in Rowan Hall |
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Fri 26 |
Informal Meeting |
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Mon 29 |
Star Watch at Willingboro School (backup March 30) |
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April |
LastQ=Tue 6 | New=Wed 14 | FirstQ=Wed 21 | Full Moon=Wed 28 |
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Fri 2 |
Formal Meeting |
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Star Watch at Indian Mills School in support of Project Astro Nova (postponed until fall) |
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Thu 15 - Sun 18 |
South Jersey Spring Star Party, Belleplain State Forest, NJ |
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Thu 15 - Sun 18 |
DelMarVa Stargaze, Tuckahoe State Park, MD |
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Thu 15 - Fri 16 |
NEAIC -- Northeast Astro-Imaging Forum, Suffern, NY Details here. |
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Sat 17 - Sun 18 |
NEAF -- Northeast Astronomy Forum, Suffern, NY Details here. |
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Fri 16 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Sat 17 |
Public Star Watch at Batsto Village |
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Fri 23 |
Star Watch at Springdale Farms, Cherry Hill, NJ, with Derrick Pitts (open to public) |
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Fri 30 |
Informal Meeting |
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May |
LastQ=Thu 6 | New Moon=Thu 13 | FirstQ=Thu 20 | Full Moon=Thu 27 |
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Sat 1 |
Boy Scout Star Watch at Pine Hill Reservation |
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Fri 7 |
Formal Meeting |
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Sun 9 - Sun 16 |
Texas Star Party, FT. Davis, TX |
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Fri 14 - Sun 16 |
WAS Star Party at Franklin Parker Preserve, Chatsworth, NJ |
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Sat 15 |
Public Star Watch at Franklin Parker Preserve, Chatsworth, NJ |
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Fri 21 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Fri 28 |
Informal Meeting |
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Sat 29 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Mon 31 |
Memorial Day |
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June |
LastQ=Fri 4 | New Moon=Sat 12 | FirstQ=Sat 19 | Full=Sat 26 |
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Fri 4 |
Formal Meeting |
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Sat 5 |
Club Picnic (backup date, Sun June 6) |
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Thu 10 - Sun 13 |
Cherry Springs Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, PA |
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Fri 18 |
Informal Meeting |
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Sat 19 |
Public Star Watch at Batsto Village |
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Mon 21 |
Solstice -- 7:28 am EDT (Summer begins in the Northern Hemisphere) |
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July |
LastQ=Sun 4 | New Moon=Sun 11 | FirstQ=Sun 18 | Full=Sun 25 |
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Fri 2 |
Formal Meeting |
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Sun 4 |
Independence Day |
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Fri 9 - Sun 11 |
Mason-Dixon Star Party (Summer), Wellsville, PA |
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Fri 16 |
Informal Meeting |
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Sat 17 |
Public Star Watch at Batsto Village |
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August |
LastQ=Tue 3 | New Moon=Mon 9 | FirstQ=Mon 16 | Full=Tue 24 |
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Thu 5 - Sun 8 |
Stellafane Convention, Springfield, VT |
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Fri 6 |
Formal Meeting |
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Sat 7 |
Public Star Watch at Batsto Village |
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Thu 12 |
Perseid Meteor Shower peaks overnight into Friday morning Aug 13 |
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Thu 12 |
Jim Mack Star Party at
Cherry Springs State Park, PA; through Sun, Aug 15 |
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Sat 14 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Fri 20 |
Informal Meeting |
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Tue 24 |
Star Watch at the Blackwood Library, 7:00 pm |
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Sat 28 |
Drew's Solar Saturday Party in Northeast Philly |
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September |
LastQ=Wed 1 | New Moon=Wed 8 | FirstQ=Wed 15 | Full=Thu 23 | LastQ=Thu 30 |
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Fri 3 |
Formal Meeting |
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Sat 4 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Mon 6 |
Labor Day |
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Fri 10 - Sun 12 |
Black Forest Star Party, Cherry Springs State Park, PA |
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Fri 10 - Sun 12 |
Fall Stokes Star Party, Branchville, NJ |
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Sat 11 |
Public Star Watch at Batsto Village |
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Fri 17 |
Informal Meeting |
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Sat ? |
Club Picnic (weather backup date, Sun ?) at the Resurrection School ball field |
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Wed 22 |
Equinox -- 11:09 pm EDT (the Autumnal Equinox for the Northern Hemisphere) |
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October |
New Moon=Thu 7 | FirstQ=Thu 14 | Full=Fri 22 | LastQ=Sat 30 |
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Fri 1 |
Formal Meeting - Start of Nominations for 2011 Officers |
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Sat 2 |
Public Star Watch at Atsion Field |
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Sat ? |
Skies Unlimited will host the Mid-Atlantic Astronomy Expo, Pottstown, PA |
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Thu 7 - Sun 10 |
DelMarVa Star Gaze, Tuckahoe State Park, MD |
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Thu 7 - Sun 10 |
South Jersey Fall Star Party, Belleplain State Forest, NJ |
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Fri 8 - Sun 10 |
Stella Della Valley Star Party, Ottsville, PA |
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Fri 8 - Sun 10 |
Mason-Dixon Star Party (Fall), Wellsville, PA |
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Sat 9 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Fri 15 |
Informal Meeting - Nominations for 2010 Officers |
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Tue 26 |
Star Watch at the Blackwood Library, 7:00 pm |
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Sat 30 |
Public Star Watch (open date, location to be determined) |
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November |
New Moon=Sat 6 | FirstQ=Sat 13 | Full=Sun 21 | LastQ=Sun 28 |
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Fri 5 |
Formal Meeting - Nominations for 2010 Officers |
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Sat 6 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Sun 7 |
Daylight Savings Time ends (officially at 2:00 am) |
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Sat 13 |
Public Star Watch at Batsto Village |
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Fri 19 |
Informal Meeting - Nominations for 2010 Officers |
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Thu 25 |
Thanksgiving Day |
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December |
New Moon=Sun 5 | FirstQ=Mon 13 | Full=Tue 21 | LastQ=Mon 27 |
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Fri 3 |
Formal Meeting - Election of 2011 Officers |
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Sat 4 |
Star Watch at Tatem Observatory, Camp Ockanickon |
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Sat ? |
Holiday Party |
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Mon 13 |
Geminid Meteor Shower peaks overnight into Tuesday morning Dec 14 |
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Fri 17 |
Informal Meeting |
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Tue 21 |
Total Lunar Eclipse -- totality is visible in eastern USA from 2:41 to 3:53 am EST |
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Tue 21 |
Solstice -- 6:38 pm EST (Winter begins for the Northern Hemisphere) |
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Sat 25 |
Christmas Day |
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Tue 28 |
Star Watch at the Blackwood Library, 6:30 pm |