Events

  • BobFest 2014 – Cleveland County Astronomical Society

    Regional Meeting of Amateur Astronomers 2014 aka “BoBfest” Date: Saturday Jan, 25th, 2014 Time: 8 am to 5 pm. Location: Tucker Student Center at Gardner-Webb University.

  • Pictures from the Holiday Party

  • Pilot Mountain Observation – Cancelled

    Hi FAS people: If you’ve been following the weather, you won’t be surprised that our public observation at Pilot Mountain this Saturday has been cancelled. There won’t be any rain/snow dates for this event, but we will be scheduling another date in early March. Also, remember that our annual holiday celebration will be this Tuesday,…

  • Astronomy Lecture at GTCC – 6 December

    Swift and the Hunt for Gamma Ray Bursts Dirk Grupe, Penn State University Friday, 6 December, 7:00 p.m., Auditorium, Sears Applied Technologies Center, GTCC The talk is in the Applied Technologies building at GTCC (the site of TriStar) – building 25 on this campus map. http://www.gtcc.edu/media/10954/jamestowncampusmap.pdf About the talk: Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs) are the…

  • Upcoming Events Nov 22-Dec 7 2013

    Hi FAS members, Mark your calendars! We have many requests to show new star gazers the night sky!! Pick one or more! Two are even on the same night! You can reply to me, or the contact person indicated (cc’d in this email) for more info. Date: Friday, November 22 (this Friday!) Event: 4th annual…

  • SciWorks & WS/FC Schools Parent Power Workshops

    SciWorks & WS/FC Schools Parent Power Workshops Thursday, December 5, 2013 6:30PM to 8:30PM  The weather has been cloudy most of the summer and your telescope, like mine, has been sitting around collecting dust.   The next public observation session is scheduled for Saturday December 7 at Pilot Mountain.  But, if you’d like to bring your…

  • Stone Mountain State Park, NC – Outreach and InOMN

    12 Oct 2013 – Stone Mountain State Park Public Observation for park campers Special Events: Direction and other Park Information – Some club members will be camping in site 33 stop by any time! The observation will be in the field behind site 33 in the “A” Loop. There will be solar viewing during the…

  • Astronomy Lecture at GTCC this Friday – Small Stars in a Large Context

    GTCC Fall Astronomy Day Public Lecture Friday, 4 October 2013 Small Stars in a Large Context:   All Things White Dwarf Get More Information Here!

  • Flash seen at Bullington

    Hey All Dave Morgan and I were at Bullington last night when I noticed the sky light up at 11:30 pm. Dave did not see it he was working on the mount, but I said did you see that flash? Today Dave sent me this link http://www.amsmeteors.org/2013/09/new-fireball-spotted-in-midwest/ I will be posting my observation there. Steven…