Pluto

  • Owen Gingerich

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 8. Astronomer Owen Gingerich passed away on May 28, 2023 at the age of 93. With his passing, we lost one of the top scholars devoted to the history of astronomy and someone who almost kept Pluto as a planet.

  • Reclassifying Pluto

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 29, Number 18. Remember Pluto? Yes, Pluto. It was a planet for a long time. Then it wasn’t a planet (and many people were not happy). Pluto was discovered in 1930 and for many years was thought to be the only object in the distant reaches of the Solar System. That…

  • Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and the Outer Solar System

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 29, Number 6. Remember Pluto? Pluto was discovered in 1930 and for over seventy years was considered the ninth planet. Pluto is small, and from the beginning, really didn’t fit in with the rest of the planets. It was an oddball located way out in the Solar System. But, for many…

  • Discovering Pluto

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 4. Remember Pluto? Yes, Pluto. It was a planet for a long time, then it wasn’t. Pluto was discovered ninety years ago on February 18, 1930. This is the story. Shortly before the turn of the century, that is the turn of the 19th century, there were five planets,…

  • January 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday January 9th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The program for this month’s meeting is by FAS member Bruce Gavett and is entitled: It’s all about PLUTO (and a bit about Charon) (and don’t forget Ultima Thule!) Join us for the exploration of everyone’s…

  • April 2017 FAS Meeting

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host their next monthly meeting on April 25th at 7:30 PM at Kaleideum (formerly Sciworks) in Winston-Salem. The presentation for this month will be “Chasing Pluto” and in-depth, behind-the -scenes look at the New Horizons mission. Following the presentation portion we will have a brief business meeting and as always…

  • 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…

  • Ten Celestial Events for 2015

    Looking for things to view and have fun looking for, here are a few Ten Celestial Events for 2015, have fun looking up as there is a lot to see.  

  • May 2014 FAS Meeting

    What is a Dwarf Planet, how many are there and what did happen to poor Pluto?