August 2024

  • The Discovery of Neptune

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 8. Neptune is the only planet to be discovered through mathematical analysis. The orbit of Uranus was determined to be perturbed by an unknown object farther out in the Solar System, which astronomers thought might possibly be a new planet.  In 1792, Jean Delambre published tables of planetary positions. It…

  • Public Solar Observation at The Forsyth County Central Library (Saturday, August 17 from 10 AM to Noon)

    WEATHER UPDATE: Conditions should be mostly sunny on Saturday morning, this event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a public solar observation at The Forsyth County Central Library (660 West 5th Street) on Saturday, August 17, from 10 am to 12 Noon. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and…

  • August 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, August 14)

    Please join us for the August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, August 14. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Dr. Andrea Nichols will present a program entitled “Observing the Heavens: Galileo’s Revolutionary Discoveries.” I will be examining the…