Club

  • April 2015 FAS Meeting 

    Don’t forget the FAS meeting tonight April 28, 7:30PM at SciWorks. 

  • March 2015 FAS Meeting

    The March meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Societyis this Tueday night, March 24th  at 7:30 at SciWorks.The program is a tour and discussion of Steve Esparsa’s observatory setup. David MorganFAS President

  • Feb 2015 FAS Meeting – cancelled

    Tonight’s meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Temperatures will below or around freezing all day. Road conditions could be icy after sunset even though much of the snow on the roadways has melted. The programs will be rescheduled. See you next month… David Morgan FAS President

  • January 2015 FAS Meeting

    The January meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society is this Tuesday night at 7:30 at SciWorks. The program topic is Neutron Stars and will be presented by Bob Patsiga. I would like to thank all the members who attended Saturday night’s public observation at SciWorks. We had 105 visitors. It was a good event. Highlights…

  • December 2014 FAS Meeting – holiday party

    Join the Forsyth Astronomical Society at SciWorks on December 2nd at 7:30pm for our 2014 holiday gathering. This is a potluck get together with wonderful food prepared by members to share with each other. FAS will provide drinks, plates, napkin, and plastic ware. Steve will present his yearly club history review from the past up…

  • Club Observation Tonight (members only)

    Hi FAS folks: All week, the forecast for our club observation at Bullington tonight has been mediocre. But this morning, it has improved significantly, at least for early in the evening (there is a rain system coming in late tonight, which makes the overall forecast a bit tricky). So, for now, the observation is on.…

  • October 2014 FAS Meeting

    Join Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS) for our monthly meeting 7:30PM, October 28, 2014 at SciWork in Winston-Salem NC. Paul Jones will give a talk on planetary imaging and should have a good deal of information about this exciting art form of Astronomy.     There will be a short business meeting after the talk. Upcoming…

  • Club Observation (members only)

    Hi FAS folks: This is not a formal club observation weekend, but the forecast is promising, so I’m planning to head up to Bullington tomorrow night {Saturday, 18 Oct.} If the forecast changes, I’ll let you know. Steve C. sunset: 6:40 PM astronomical twilight: 8:05 moonrise: 2:30 AM

  • Astro Photos from September 2014 Club Observation

    Joe took some great pictures using the club C11 telescope Saturday night. Joe posted them to Google+ below is one of them. Joe and other club members are going to be working on the C11 and the club observatory to improve it so other members can try there hand at Astrophotography!