Events

  • Night Sky Viewing Outreach – April 24 & 25

    Join Forsyth Astronomical Society for two nights viewing the wonders of the night sky. FAS will be setting up telescopes for all to take a look through, as part of North Carolina Science week and FAS Outreach. Friday April 24, 2015 Yadkinville Star Party at Yadkin County Park Saturday April 25, 2015 SciWorks Observation at…

  • TriStar – GTCC – March 6&7 2015

    Event Schedule: The schedule is now online at http://www.gtcc.edu/observatory/tristar/schedule.aspx Saturday Speaker List: Tom Brown, STScI, On the Trail of the Missing Galaxies: the Oldest Stars in the Neighborhood David Pitonzo, High Point University, Musings on the Likelihood of Extraterrestrial Civilization Chris Richardson, Elon University, The Crab Nebula: Our Local Young Supernova Remnant Maria Temming, Elon…

  • Pilot Mountain Observation Delayed – Cancelled

    February 21, 2015 – Cancelled Hi FAS folks: Looks like this is not going to be our month for observations at Pilot Mountain. Tomorrow night’s forecast calls for steady cold rain; a good night to stay indoors. Because daylight savings time will begin shortly, this is our last opportunity for an observation at Pilot Mountain…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park Observation February 14, 2015

    Join the Forsyth Astronomical Society at Pilot Mountain State Park for a night of viewing the stars above. Club members will gather in the parking lot at the top of the mountain before sunset. Come on out and take a look at some of the wonders of the night. Please dress warm and the temperature…

  • SciWorks Observation Sat Jan 24, 2014

    Hi FAS people: This Saturday, January 24, we will have a public observation at Sci-Works. As usual, this will take place at the Sci-Works parking lot, where they will turn out the lights for us. Jupiter will be rising in the East around 7:00 PM, and Comet Lovejoy may be bright enough to see from…

  • Visit Town Creek Under the Stars

    What to enjoy this weekend under the stars take a road trip to Town Creek Historical Site January 17: Town Creek Under the Stars Saturday, 6 – 10 pm Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont. Site telescopes will be available, or bring…

  • Globe at Night – January

    Take part in the first Globe at Night survey of 2015 – January 11-20  This month is Orion, should be easy to find and report on.  

  • Pilot Mountain Public Observation November 15, 2014

    Join FAS for an evening of viewing the sky above. Where: Pilot Mountain State Park, North Carolina  When: November 15, 2014 Time: sunset is at 5:13 PM FAS members will be gathering before Sunset, setting up their telescopes and other equipment. The public is welcome to join in and view the night sky.  Weather permitting…

  • Partial Solar Eclipse Report – Oct 23, 2014

    Forsyth Astronomical Society held a public outreach at Pilot Mt. State Park, NC to view the partial solar eclipse on October 23, 2014. About 250 people traveled to the parking lot at the top of the knob to view one of the wonders of our solar system. Ten club members setup six solar observing scopes,…