NC Science Festival

  • Statewide Star Party, FAS Public Observations April 8th and 9th

    Update 4/8: The observation atop Pilot Mountain had been canceled due to inclement weather. The non-observation related activities are still happening. So, if you’re looking for a family friendly event for the early evening there will still be plenty to do. The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be participating in two observations for Morehead Planetarium’s Statewide…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday April 7th

      Update 4/6: This Pilot Mountain Observation is CANCELLED. It’s hard to believe that we haven’t gotten a single observation at Pilot Mountain this membership year, but that appears to be the reality.  Tomorrow night’s forecast looks awful, with clouds, rain, and perhaps even some snow flurries up on the mountain.  So, we’re cancelled again, and unfortunately…

  • Forsyth Astronomical Society’s Astronomical April

    The FAS has a hectic April in store for all of our friends and followers. We have four public observations scheduled at different venues, Kaleideum North (Sciworks), Yadkin County Park, Pilot Mountain State Park and Stone Mountain State Park. Most are being held in conjunction with the NC Science Festival and their Statewide Star Party…

  • FAS’s Astronomical April

      Event Update 4/16: We are a GO for this evening’s observation at SciWorks in Winston-Salem. It’s looking to be mild conditions and clear skies. The moon and Jupiter will take center stage as a combination of urban conditions and the moon’s brightness will over power most deep sky objects. There will still be plenty…

  • North Carolina Statewide Star Party! Yadkin County Park

    Join Us As We Participate In The Second North Carolina Statewide Star Party! (weather and clouds permitting) When:   Saturday, April 5, 2014 Where: Yadkin County Park                6500 Service Road                Yadkinville, NC 27055 Times: Observe the Moon and Planets!    8:00PM – Until Check on other sights to see: Heavens Above Sponsored By: NC Science…

  • Jay Pasachoff to Speak at GTCC on Friday, 28 March – Transits of Venus

    Jay Pasachoff to Speak at GTCC on Friday, 28 March – Transits of Venus Friday, 28 March, 7 p.m. Koury Auditorium, GTCC, Jamestown   Transits of Venus:  Science and History Jay Pasachoff, Williams College   Noted astronomer Jay Pasachoff will give a lecture, “Transits of Venus: Science and History,” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28…

  • NC Science Festival At SciWorks

    NC Science Festival At SciWorks Join SciWorks on Saturday, April 13 as they celebrate more North Carolina Science Festival events! (The Science Festival is April 5 – 21) SciWorks will be holding a number of special events throughout the day starting at 10:00AM and ending at 5:00PM in the afternoon.  .    For the general public…

  • Update on First Annual Statewide Star Party

    Thank you all for supporting the first NC Statewide Star Party! This event had tremendous support from FAS members! The sky was a perfectly clear cloudless night (though transparency was not perfect given the precipitation the previous day). Perhaps the Science Festival did not realize the date they chose was the end of Spring Break…

  • Stellar Society Lecture at GTCC, Friday, 12 April

    A free public lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, 12 April at the Koury Auditorium at GTCC’s Jamestown campus. Please note that the location for this talk is NOT the same auditorium as was used for TriStar. Koury is Building 19 on the campus map at http://www.gtcc.edu/media/10954/jamestowncampusmap.pdf. TriStar was in Building 25.…