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  • 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…

  • 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.

  • July 2023 Meeting – Wednesday July 12

    Please join us for the July 12, 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 Sean Wood will tell us about astrophotography that can be done with only your smartphone.“Have you ever wanted to capture that beautiful…

  • That’s a wrap! Solar Observation at Central Library 2023

    FAS brought our solar observing equipment out to the Forsyth County Central Library. Click here to learn more about solar observing: