Kaleideum

  • FAS Observation at Kaleideum North Saturday 9/15

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society has an observation event scheduled for this Saturday September 15th. With the upcoming torrential downpour expected we are not hopeful for this to proceed. We will still have a final weather call posted after 5 pm on Fri the 14th. With the doubtful outcome of this event happening our next public…

  • Public Observation at Kaleideum North 7/21

      Update 7/20: The observation at Kaleideum North for Saturday July 21st has been canceled. We were hoping the weather would break to being just intermittently cloudy but all the sources we use have consistent thunderstorms for the evening. The next public events on our calendar will be our regularly scheduled monthly meeting on August…

  • FAS Public Observation at Kaleideum North 6/16

    If you have been following our club calendar this Saturday, June 16th, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public observation at Kaleideum North in the front parking area starting at sunset, around 8:40 pm. The forecast is for moderate conditions mild temps and a few lite clouds. Jupiter, the thin crescent moon and Venus…

  • FAS Double Header Observations this Weekend, April 20th &21st

    Update 4/19:  We are a  GO for tomorrow evening’s event at Yadkin park. With conditions forecast to be clear and mid 50’s. You may want to have a jacket, especially for the little ones. Sunset is at around 8 pm and we’ll show you what we can as it becomes visible. The moon and Venus…

  • Kaleideum North Observation Saturday January 20th

    Update 1/19: We are a go for tomorrow night’s observation. Conditions over today and tomorrow should help tremendously with any left over winter precipitation but PLEASE use your own judgment in getting out. We have many more events planned for the upcoming year. If you can safely, come on out and take in some night…

  • Public Observation at Kaleideum North on Saturday September 23rd

    Update 9/22: We are a GO!!! The weather looks to be cooperating for a change. Come on out and enjoy an evening of learning about our night sky’s wonders. This Saturday September 23rd the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public observation event at our home base, Kaleideum North. Sunset is 7:16pm for Saturday. We will have…

  • I Hear There’s Something Celestially Special Happening this Month?

    Just in case you’ve missed it on the multitude of news and social media outlets, there will be a total solar eclipse happening on Monday August 21st. Due to it’s path, slightly south of Salem,OR to just north of Charleston,SC, the entire United States will be able view this eclipse in some degree depending on…

  • Last Minute Notice – Observation at Kaleideum North – Saturday June 3rd

    Sorry for the last-minute notification FAS folks and fans but there is a scheduled public observation at Kaleideum North, formerly Sciworks, this Saturday June 3rd. The weather is looking pretty good and it has been posted and promoted on the Kaleideum calendar, so we are a GO!   Sunset is at around 8:30 PM and…

  • Forsyth Astronomical Society’s Astronomical April

    The FAS has a hectic April in store for all of our friends and followers. We have four public observations scheduled at different venues, Kaleideum North (Sciworks), Yadkin County Park, Pilot Mountain State Park and Stone Mountain State Park. Most are being held in conjunction with the NC Science Festival and their Statewide Star Party…