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 will be easily visible even in the early dusk. We should also be able to show you a nebula or two, several different types of star clusters and possibly even the dimly lit cores of other galaxies in some of our members larger scopes. With the Lyrid Meteor Shower peeking this weekend we may even catch a passing shooting star.  We plan to be on location until around 11 pm depending on public interest. Come on out, bring the whole family learn something about the wonderful night sky we all love.

This coming Friday April 20th the Forsyth Astronomical Society will hold a free public observation in the lower baseball field of the Yadkin County Park, located be hind the Yadkin YMCA. Sunset is right at 8 pm and we will begin viewing night sky targets as they become available. Venus and the crescent moon will be easily seen in the early evening. We will also be able to show you several star clusters and maybe a nebula or dim galaxy  if the moon and sky glow isn’t too bright. Click the image below for directions to the observation site. This is a weather dependent event. This post and the club’s Facebook page will be updated with a final weather call the evening before the event.

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Update 4/20:

Our observation at Kaleideum North for Saturday the 21st is a GO!!!!

Conditions aren’t going to be as good as this evenings but they should be good enough for a suburban observation. Come on out and enjoy the night sky and possibly learn something. Hope to see you there.

The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be hosting a free public observation at our home base of operations Kaleideum North on Saturday April 21st. If conditions are similar to the previous night the targets we will be able to show will be similar. Venus and the crescent moon will be the highlights early transitioning to star clusters and fainter objects as the night progresses. Again, this is a weather dependent event. A final weather call will be posted here and the club’s Facebook page the afternoon before the event. Hope to see you all there.