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  • Venus: Evening to Morning Star

    On March 22, the planet Venus shifted from being an evening star to a morning star. For several weeks, Venus has been blazing in the evening sky. However, it slowly moved down toward the western horizon. Technically, it reached “inferior conjunction.” This is when it passed (almost) between the Sun and the Earth. Venus didn’t…

  • April 2025 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, April 9)

    Please join us for the April meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, April 9. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. This month’s FAS presentation, “Europa and the New Goldilocks” will be presented by FAS member Steve Childers.   Europa,…

  • Public observation at Yadkin Memorial Park at Lake Hampton (Saturday, April 5)

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place. On Saturday, April 5, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will hold a free public astronomy observation at Yadkin Memorial Park at Lake Hampton from 8:45 PM to 11:00 PM. This event is part of the North Carolina Science Festival’s Statewide Star Party. Telescopes will be set up in the…

  • Solar Observations for the Statewide Star Party (Friday April 4 and Saturday April 5)

    WEATHER UPDATE: The Surry Community College event will take place. WEATHER UPDATE: The Kaleideum and Forsyth County Central Library events will take place. Forsyth Astronomical Society will hold three free public solar observations on Friday, April 4 and Saturday, April 5. These events are part of the North Carolina Science Festival’s Statewide Star Party. Solar…

  • Titan

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 3. The outer Solar System covers a vast distance from Jupiter (at just under half a billion miles from the Sun) out to Neptune (at 2.8 billion miles). As interesting as the outer gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn) and ice giants (Uranus and Neptune) are, it is the outer…

  • 2025 NC Statewide Star Party (April 4 & 5)

    Once again The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be participating in the North Carolina Statewide Star Party, which will be held on Friday April 4 and Saturday April 5. The star party is part of the month-long North Carolina Science Festival. FAS has four activities scheduled. All are open to the public. A weather call will…

  • Spring into Spring

    Yes folks, it is spring! Technically, we reached the vernal equinox on Thursday March 20 at 5:01 EDT. This is when the Sun, which follows a path called the ecliptic, crossed an imaginary line above the equator called the celestial equator. It is also the day when there is an equal amount of daylight and…

  • That’s a wrap! The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse

    The March 2025 Total Lunar Eclipse has come and gone. Here are photos (and one video) of the eclipse from several FAS members. Images Credit: Lewis Weinstock Images Credit: Joe Haberthier Seestar Images Credit: Bruce Gavett Re-stacked and enhanced Seestar Images Credit: Bruce Gavett Images Credit: Tina Kelley (Special Guest) Video Credit: Bill Rankin For…

  • CANCELED – Public observation at Pilot Mountain (Friday, March 28)

    WEATHER UPDATE: Most forecasts show clouds increasing through the evening, coupled with increasing amounts of smoke. Our public observation at Pilot Mountain State Park is canceled. On Friday, March 28, 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…