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  • Public Observation at Forsyth County Central Library on Thursday, December 5

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS) is going back to the LIBRARY! FAS will hold a public observation at the Forsyth County Central Library on Thursday, December 5. The event runs from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on the front lawn of the library at 660 W Fifth St., Winston-Salem. See here for directions. Pre-registration is…

  • Auroras

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 10. If you live way up north, you might look up at the night sky from time to time and see shimmering lights stretch across the horizon. These are what we call the northern lights. They are also known as auroras. Auroras occur all the time. We don’t see them…

  • Public observation at Pilot Mountain on Friday, November 22

    On Friday, November 22, the Forsyth Astronomical Society and the rangers of Pilot Mountain State Park will host a free public astronomy observation at Pilot Mountain State Park. The event will begin at 6:30 PM and conclude at 9:30 PM. This event is weather-dependent, and a weather update will be posted on our website (fas37.org)…

  • November 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, November 13)

    Please join us for the November meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, November 13. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. The meeting presentation will be about auroras and comets. In particular, we will view some of the images taken…

  • Comets

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 9. The Solar System is full of interesting objects – planets, dwarf planets, moons, and asteroids. These objects are very predictable and show up month after month and year after year. On the other hand, comets are different. Although, some return on a regular basis, many comets surprise us…

  • Public observation at Pilot Mountain on Friday, November 1

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event is canceled due to forecasted cloud cover and a chance of showers. On Friday, November 1, the Forsyth Astronomical Society and the rangers of Pilot Mountain State Park will host a free public astronomy observation at Pilot Mountain State Park. The event will begin at 7:30 PM and conclude at 10:00…

  • WFDD Look Up and Listen on Saturday, October 26

    WEATHER UPDATE: The forecast calls for partial clouds that clear after sunset, we will be at this event. Forsyth Astronomical Society will provide an astronomy observation for WFDD’s Look Up and Listen event on Saturday, October 26. The event runs from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM, with the astronomy observation starting at 7:45 PM. Note…

  • The Southern Lights

    The Northern Lights traveled South! In possibly a once in a lifetime event, the Aurora Borealis (The Northern Lights) were visible throughout the southeast on Friday night, May 11. An unusually large coronal mass ejection from a sunspot some 15 times the width of the Earth sent a huge stream of particles our way resulting…

  • Orion Telescopes – Gone?

    We’re not sure what’s going on, but Orion Telescopes appears to have gone dark. Its website (telescope.com) is no longer working and, as far as we can tell, the company is no longer operating. There were no advance notices. The company just seems to have disappeared. For those of you who don’t know about this…