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  • Pilot Mountain Observation – October 15

    –EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED– The weather forecast for Saturday at Pilot Mountain is for mostly clear skies. We will see you there!   The Stars will be out at Pilot Mountain Forsyth Astronomical Society Along with Kaleideum Saturday, October 15 from 7:30 pm to 11:00 pm Pilot Mountain State Park After a few…

  • Free Public Screening of the Documentary “Luminous” by Wake Forest Alumnus Sam Smartt

    Tuesday, October 11, 7:00 PM, the Porter B. Byrum Welcome Center will host a free public screening of Luminous, directed by Wake Forest alumnus Sam Smartt (BA ’09, MFA ’13). This film tells the story of Astronomy Professor Larry Molnar who believes he can find the unfindable – a star that is about to explode.…

  • FAS October 2022 Meeting

    The Night Skies Network Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS) October 2022 Meeting Wednesday, October 12 @ 7:30 pm. Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks) 400 West Hanes Mill Road Winston-Salem, NC. https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/ Michael Wharton will present October’s FAS program, which will be an overview of the Night Skies Network. The Night Skies Network (https://NightSkiesNetwork.com) is a web site…

  • Geometry, Omega, and the Universe

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 30, Number 12. Way back when we were in high school, many of us studied geometry. We learned about triangles, rectangles, and parallel lines. We found that the sum of the angles in a triangle equals 180o. What we didn’t know then is that this geometry was first described by Euclid…

  • Sad news: Jeff Thompson

    Longtime FAS member Jeff Thompson passed away on September 12. He was active in our club from the 1990s, and was instrumental in obtaining funding and infrastructure to place viewing equipment for NASA TV, along with other astronomy education materials, in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools. Jeff was born and raised in Texas and was a…

  • That’s a wrap! Public Observation at Kaleideum North

    Many thanks to all of the visitors and club members who came out to our observation on Saturday, September 17 (8:30pm – 11:00pm) at Kaleideum North in Winston-Salem, NC. Attendance was around 50 people. We have a few photos of the pre-sunset telescope setup, but several more club members arrived after dark, bringing the equipment…

  • Bookmarks Festival – Neil deGrasse Tyson speaking September 26

    Bookmarks bookstore in downtown Winston-Salem is having their 17th Annual Festival of Books & Authors, September 24-26. The Festival of Books & Authors has become the largest annual book festival in the Carolinas. Their closing speaker this year is Neil deGrasse Tyson, as he is on his 2022 book tour. If you’d like to attend…

  • September 17 Observation

    —EVENT WILL TAKE PLACE AS SCHEDULED— The forecast for Saturday night calls for mostly clear skies. We will see you there! The Stars are coming to Kaleideum North Forsyth Astronomical Society Saturday, September 17 starting at 8:30 pm Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks) 400 West Hanes Mill Road Winston-Salem, NC https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/ Well, sorry, we’re not bringing…

  • Solar Observation (Hispanic League Festival)

    —EVENT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER— Unfortunately, the forecast has remained consistent for the last several days, calling for complete cloud cover and intervals of rain tomorrow. Because of this, the FAS solar observation for the Hispanic League Festival is canceled.   Solar Observation at Hispanic League Festival Saturday, September 10, from 11:00 AM to 4:00…