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  • CANCELED – Public observation at Stone Mountain on Saturday, September 23

    Due to clouds and rain from the approaching coastal weather system, our public observation at Stone Mountain on September 23 is canceled. On Saturday, September 23, Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain State Park. It should be dark enough to observe by 8:30 PM. The Moon and the planet…

  • Light Pollution in 2023

    The night sky is one of the most spectacular scenes in nature, if you can see it. Unfortunately, artificial light gets in the way. We call this Light Pollution. And it’s everywhere!

  • The Rise of the Vertebrates

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 11. The Earth’s history is described by geologic time, which is broken into eons, eras, periods, and epochs. The first three eons (Hadean, Archean, and Phanerozoic) are often combined into the Precambrian supereon. Today, we find ourselves in the Cenozoic era of the fourth (Phanerozoic) eon. However, as we…

  • A History of the Earth (Geologic Time)

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 10. The history of the Earth is described by geologists using something call Geologic Time. This is a timeline from the beginning of the Earth to the present day broken down into a hierarchy of four main groupings: Eons, Eras, Periods, and Epochs. Epochs are broken down further into…

  • September 2023 Meeting – Wednesday September 13

    Please join us for the September 13, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. You don’t have to be a member to attend. If you’re curious and have an interest in astronomy and the universe, come on out!…

  • CANCELED – Public Observation at Kaleideum North on August 26, 2023

    The forecast continues to indicate unsettled conditions for tonight, with at least a 50% chance of clouds and thunderstorms. Our public observation at Kaleideum North is canceled.

  • The Making Of The Atomic Bomb

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 9. Physics drives the cosmos. Okay, there is a lot of chemistry going on as well. But astrophysics is the big topic, not astrochemistry. Physics played an important role in something that happened down here on the Earth during July and August just under eighty years ago. For the…

  • Perseids Meteor Shower – August 12-13, 2023

    One of the year’s best meteor showers will take place on the night of Saturday, August 12 and into the morning of Sunday, August 13. The Perseids radiate from around the constellation of Perseus and are remnants from the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. A near new Moon that night should result in great viewing – weather permitting.…

  • August 2023 Meeting – Wednesday August 9

    Please join us for the August 9, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Bruce Darling will present a talk titled: The Moon As You’ve Never Seen It. He will touch on the physical properties of…