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  • WFDD Look Up and Listen (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…

  • October 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, October 9)

    Please join us for the October meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, October 9. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. We will present an introduction to the new Kaleideum Digital Dome. You don’t have to be a member to…

  • Solar Observation at Winston-Salem State University (Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 AM to Noon)

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a public solar observation at Winston-Salem State University on Saturday, October 5 from 10:00 am to Noon. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares. Directions Parking is in lot E at…

  • CANCELED – Public observation at Pilot Mountain on Friday, October 4

    EVENT CANCELED: Pilot Mountain has canceled all programs for October so park staff can assist in western North Carolina. On Friday, October 4, 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 8:00 PM and…

  • Solar Observation at the Yadkinville Harvest Festival (Saturday, September 21 from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM)

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a public solar observation at the Yadkinville Harvest Festival on Saturday, September 21 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares. See here more information about…

  • Public observations at Pilot Mountain – Fall 2024

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society and the rangers of Pilot Mountain State Park will host three free public astronomy observation at Pilot Mountain State Park this fall. These events are weather-dependent, and a weather update will be posted on our website (fas37.org) and on our Facebook page with the weather decision made the evening before each…

  • Comet C/2023 A3

    Don’t look now, but comet C/2023 A3 might just be coming our way. Just recently this comet, also known as Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, was seen close to the Sun. It will reach perihelion – its closest approach to the Sun – on September 27. There is a chance – a chance – that it might be visible…