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  • Spring into the Stars this Spring!

    There’s a lot going on this spring! FAS will have three (yes count them), three public observations at Kaleideum North. Saturday, March 25: 8:45 pm to 11:00 pm Saturday, April 22: 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm (part of the NC Statewide Star Party) Saturday, May 13: 9:30 pm to 11:30 pm FAS will also be…

  • Public observation at Stone Mountain on March 11

    WEATHER UPDATE This event will take place. The forecast calls for intermittent clouds during the evening. ========== On Saturday, March 11, Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain State Park. Sunset is at 6:27 PM and it should be dark enough to observe by 7:30 PM. This event is weather-dependent.…

  • The Copernican Revolution

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 1. Back in the old days, people would look up at the sky. They noticed that the Sun and the stars would rise in the east and set in the west. From month to month the stars would follow a similar patter as they rose earlier and set earlier…

  • March 2023 Meeting

    March 2023 FAS Meeting   Wednesday, March 8 @ 7:30 pm. at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. (https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/) Please join us for the March 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The talk this month, given by Thomas Hefner of the Greensboro Astronomy Club, will be about William Herschel and…

  • Public observation at Stone Mountain on February 25

    WEATHER UPDATE This event is canceled. The forecast calls for clouds and rain Saturday evening. ========== On Saturday, February 25, Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain State Park. Sunset is at 6:15 PM and it should be dark enough to observe by 7:15 PM. The planets Mars and Jupiter…

  • February 2023 Meeting

    Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS)   February 2023 Meeting  Wednesday, February 8 @ 7:30 pm. at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. (https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/) Please join us for the February 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. This month, the speaker is Andrea Nichols, talking about “The Myths of Copernicus,” in honor…

  • Public observation at Pilot Mountain on February 11

    WEATHER UPDATE This event is canceled. The forecast calls for clouds and a rain/snow mix on Saturday night. ========== On Saturday, February 11, Forsyth Astronomical Society, Kaleideum, and the rangers of Pilot Mountain State Park will host a free public astronomy observation at Pilot Mountain State Park. This event will run from 7:00 PM to…

  • January 2023 Meeting

    Happy New Year  Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS)   January 2023 Meeting  Wednesday, January 11 @ 7:30 pm. at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400 West Hanes Mill Road, Winston-Salem, NC. (https://north.kaleideum.org/visit/directions/) Welcome to the new year and the January 2023 FAS meeting! This month we’ll show several short TED videos on a variety of subjects. President Justin…

  • FAS Astronomers Blog – Year End 2022

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 30, Year End. I hope you enjoyed the FAS Astronomers Blogs for 2022. Just in case you missed a few, below is a summary of the articles from the past three years. Look for more blogs in 2023, which will be posted to https://www.fas37.org/wp/category/club-heading/fasastroblog/. Observing the Night Sky Telescopes The Night…