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  • Night sky viewing in North Carolina (WXII12)

    FAS was in the news! Check out WXII12’s “Night sky viewing in North Carolina, meteor showers in October, and is it a fireball or a UFO?” by Michelle Kennedy. As she notes, FAS has a resource page with information about the night sky, telescopes, and more.

  • October 2023 Meeting – Wednesday October 11

    Please join us for the October 11, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. FAS Member Ken Lyons will tell us about solar observing and how to do it safely. The program starts at 7:30 pm. The Society’s…

  • September 2023 Meeting – Wednesday September 13

    Please join us for the September 13, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. You don’t have to be a member to attend. If you’re curious and have an interest in astronomy and the universe, come on out!…

  • August 2023 Meeting – Wednesday August 9

    Please join us for the August 9, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Bruce Darling will present a talk titled: The Moon As You’ve Never Seen It. He will touch on the physical properties of…

  • July 2023 Meeting – Wednesday July 12

    Please join us for the July 12, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Sean Wood will tell us about astrophotography that can be done with only your smartphone.“Have you ever wanted to capture that beautiful…

  • June 2023 Meeting – Wednesday June 14

    Please join us for the June 14, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. The topic will be EXOPLANETS – those planets orbiting other stars. The program starts at 7:30 pm. The Society’s business meeting will take place…

  • May 2023 Meeting – Wednesday May 10

    Please join us for the May 10, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Michael Wharton will present a summary of the 2023 TriStar Event and share some of the things he learned along with many…

  • April 2023 Meeting

    FAS April 2023 Meeting Wednesday, April 12 @ 7:30 pm. at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. (https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/) Please join us for the April 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. In preparation for the North Carolina Statewide Star Party (April 21 & 22 this year), we will take a…

  • March 2023 Meeting

    March 2023 FAS Meeting   Wednesday, March 8 @ 7:30 pm. at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. (https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/) Please join us for the March 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The talk this month, given by Thomas Hefner of the Greensboro Astronomy Club, will be about William Herschel and…