June 2024

  • That’s a wrap! The June 2024 Solar Observation at Kaleideum

    On June 22, 2024, members of FAS were out at Kaleideum observing the Sun. Around 50 people joined us on a nice clear day (in the Sun). Make sure to mark Saturday August 17, 2024 on your calendar. FAS will be out in front of the Central Library from 10 am to Noon for another…

  • Asteroid Day – Sunday, June 30, 2024

    It’s almost upon us! No, it’s not an asteroid…It’s Asteroid Day! 66 million years ago, asteroid day wasn’t much fun for the dinosaurs. Just recently, ESA posted an article about two asteroids that will have a close encounter with the Earth in the next few days. Despite these warnings, the odds of one hitting us…

  • Happy Summer Solstice!

    Today, June 20th 2024 at 4:51 pm, is the Summer Solstice (during a Leap Year) and officially the beginning of Summer.

  • How to Pronounce It

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 6. Astronomical names are not always the easiest to pronounce. Many are derived from Latin, Greek, or another more exotic language. Star names, in particular, often come from Arabic and from a time when astronomy was kept alive in the Middle East during the dark ages in Europe. There…

  • 2024 T Coronae Borealis Nova

    It might be coming soon to the night sky near you. Yes, it is the 2024 T Coronae Borealis Nova. No, we don’t expect a Supernova – these are massive explosions that occur when a large mass star explodes at the end of its life. We haven’t seen one of these in the Milky Way…

  • Public Solar Observation at Kaleideum (Saturday, June 22 from 10 AM to Noon)

    FAS will hold a public solar observation at Kaleideum (120 West 3rd Street) on Saturday, June 22, from 10 am to 12 Noon. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares. See here for directions and parking information. This event is dependent on the…

  • June 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, June 12)

    Please join us for the June meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, June 12. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Bruce Darling will talk about Edward Emerson Barnard, the Last of the Great Visual Astronomers and Pioneer of Astrophotography.  E.E.…

  • A Planetary Lineup

    Update (June 19th): The folks from Sky & Telescope just published an article pointing out that a better lineup will be visible on the morning of June 29th. Get up early this month (June 2024) and look to the East. You will see a lineup of five or six planets. To be fair, you might…