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 photos from the event. This year’s TriStar speakers included:

  • Anne Verbiscer, University of Virginia. Topic: Uncovering the Origin of the Solar System with NASA Discovery Lucy Mission & Topic: Stellar Occultations in the Gaia Era: Ground-based Support for NASA’s Small Body Missions.
  • Erik Peterson, Duke University. Topic: So, I’ve Taken an image with a Telescope – How Do I Measure the Universe.
  • Hank Corbett, UNC-Chapel Hill. Topic: The whole sky every second:  Hardware to Science with the Argus Optical Array.
  • Kyle Lanning, Mayland Community College. Topic:  Earth to Sky Park: Small Park, Big Dreams. [a handout from that talk is scanned and included below]

The program starts at 7:30 pm. The Society’s business meeting will take place after the program.

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