Club

  • Club Observation (members only)

    Hi FAS people: The forecast currently looks good for clear skies at our club members’ observation at Bullington this Saturday, April 26. April/May (and October) are usually the best times of the year for clear skies, so now is the time to dust off those optics and make your way out to Bullington (if you…

  • April 2014 FAS Meeting

    Fundamentals of Digital Single Lens Reflex Astrophotography

  • March 2014 FAS Meeting – election results

    Elections Tonight –  2014 Current Slate for Board of Directors 2014 Dave Morgan – President Stu Williams – Vice President Edgar Lopez – Treasurer Bruce Gavett – Secretary The voting is over and the above are the new FAS Board of Directors!

  • March 2014 FAS Meeting

    Hi FAS folks: Our next meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30 PM at Sci-Works. This month’s program has been re-scheduled from our snowed-out January meeting. The program’s theme is Type 1a supernovas, presented by Brad Barlow, Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at High Point University. Type 1a supernovas are important tools for determining…

  • February 2014 FAS Meeting

    Our February speaker, Jonathan Ward, is no stranger to FAS club members. Previously he delighted us with 3D images of Mars, and led us on an exploration of Saturn through images returned by the Cassini spacecraft. Jonathan is currently working on a book entitled “All Systems Go!” about the largely-forgotten people of Kennedy Space Center…

  • VP Bruce Mellin in the News for Comet ISON picture

    VP in the News Bruce Mellin Comet ISON

  • RIP John Dobson

    Was there anyone who contributed more to modern amateur astronomy than John Dobson? If so, it must be a short list. From the inexpensive mount that bears his name and revolutionized the design of amateur telescopes, to the active public outreach typified by the Sidewalk Astronomers, Dobson’s impact is all over our field. His unique…

  • January 2013 FAS Meeting

    CANCELED DUE TO SNOW! The title of our January talk is a bit unusual. You might have thought twice about attending if the title read, “Discovery of an Under-luminous Type 1a Supernova Progenitor in Our Cosmic Backyard ”. Or, what if the talk was entitled, “A Zombie Star Lurking in Our Cosmic Backyard”. (These are…

  • December 2013 Holiday Party

    Just a reminder the 2013 FAS Christmas party is tonight, bring a dish to share and join everyone for an evening of fun and laughs.