Our First Public Observation of the Year, January 7th at SciWorks

Update 1/5: Due to the impending snowfall we have decided to err on the side of safety and cancel the SciWorks observation on January 7th. Our next public observation event will be on February 18th at Pilot Mountain. More details will be posted closer to that date. We’ll hope for better conditions. In the interim we invite you to join us for our regularly scheduled monthly meeting on January the 24th.  The topic for the meeting will be announced nearer that date.

This Saturday, January the 7th, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be hosting its first public observation of the year at its home location of SciWorks. The sun will be setting around 5:30pm and we’ll start viewing objects as darkness allows. Early in the evening we will be able to catch Mars and Venus but a spectacular view of the Waxing Gibbous Moon will be prevalent throughout the observation. Several star clusters and possibly even a bright nebula or two might be in order depending on the sky conditions. This is a weather dependent event. A final weather call will be made on Friday. As it sits for the moment there is SNOW predicted earlier on Saturday but to actually clear off by that evening . If that happens and we go with the event, you will definitely want to plan for cold weather. Follow us here or on the club’s Facebook page for that final weather call. You can also call SciWorks on Friday after 5pm for an automated message with the final weather call. For information on and directions to Sciworks click the banner below.