FAS monthly meeting

  • June 2016 FAS Meeting

    This month’s meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be on June 28th at 7:30pm at Sciworks. The presentation will be given by club President David Morgan on the topic of Ice Halos. Come join us in learning about these beautiful and fascinating atmospheric occurrences. Following the presentation portion we will have a brief business meeting…

  • May 2016 FAS Meeting

    This month’s meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be on May the 24th at 7:30pm at Sciworks. Following the presentation portion we will have a brief business meeting. The presentation will be a video and discussion on the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient astronomical calculator. Click the picture below to learn more. As always there will be…

  • April 2016 FAS Meeting

    Come join the Forsyth Astronomical Society as we hold our monthly meeting on April 26 at 7:30 PM at Sciworks. Located at 400 West Hanes Mill Rd, Winston Salem. This month’s meeting will be presented by club member Justin Nichols. He will be presenting his 3rd and last part on his series covering planetarium equipment. This…

  • March 2016 FAS Meeting

    The next meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be held on Tuesday March 22. The program this month is a video presentation and discussion of the program The Night Sky. This episode will cover the results and findings of the recent New Horizons mission to Pluto. The Meeting will begin at 7:30 PM at Sciworks. An…

  • February 2016 FAS Meeting

    If you have ever attended a planetarium show and wondered, “How does all that work?” Then this month’s meeting is for you. This month club member Justin Nichols will present part 2, History of Planetarium Projectors, of his 3 part series on planetarium projectors. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM but, as usual, there is…

  • January 2016 FAS Meeting

    The January Meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society is tonight Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pm at SciWorks. The program will be about the archaeoastronomical alignments at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. All meetings are open to the public and all are welcome. An informal social gathering is typical from 7pm until the meeting begins. So come…

  • October 2015 FAS Meeting

    This months meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be this evening at Sciworks at 7:30 PM. The presentation will be given by club member Sean Wood about the topic 3D printing, how to utilize it to enhance your astronomy hobby experience, along with info and tips on the process and including  a demonstration of…

  • August 2015 FAS Meeting

    The August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society is this Tuesday, August 25th, at 7:30 pm at SciWorks. The program is Crepuscular Sights and will be presented by FAS VP Priscilla Ivester.

  • July 2015 FAS Meeting

    The July meeting of the FAS is this coming Tuesday, July 28th, at 7:30 at SciWorks.  The program will be presented by Christi Whitworththe Education Director of PARI,  the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute.  Here is a description: PARI Education Showcase PARI has a 15-year track record of educating and engaging people of all ages in astronomy and other…