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  • FAS Takes Steps to Help Stem the Spread of Covid-19 Virus

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society has been closely following the recent outbreaks of Covid-19 in NC to determine the actions the FAS should take concerning our public outreach and gatherings. With the recent declarations of state of emergency on the national and state level and with both federal and state level health officials suggesting cessation of…

  • Happy Pi Day and The Hierarchy of Numbers

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 6. It’s March 14, 2020. So, HAPPY PI DAY! Yes, Pi = 3.14, get it? Anyway, Pi is a number. It’s one of many numbers. Pi is actually a calculated number. It is the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Check it out – it…

  • March 2020 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday March 11th, 7:30 pm, at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Guest speaker Thomas Hefner will be giving the presentation on Johannes Kepler. Thomas has been a member of the Greensboro Astronomy Club for the past decade. Currently Thomas teaches science at the Middle College at UNCG…

  • *TRI*STAR* 2020 March 7th

    On March 7th the Guilford Technical Community College’s Cline Observatory will host its annual astronomy Triad Starfest, *Tri*Star* for short. *Tri*Star* is a conference for astronomers of any level, beginner to professional. The event includes several astronomy related lectures throughout the day, astro related vendors, folks presenting “How-to” sessions for any beginner questions, an astro…

  • The Great Observatories

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 5. Light is all around us. When we look at the world, we can see incredible colors. However, visible light is only a very small part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Light is a particle and a wave. Light waves can be measured in terms of its wavelength and frequency.…

  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 2/22

    Update 2/21:  We are a GO for tomorrow night’s observation event. The sky conditions look to be excellent albeit a little chilly. There is a small adjustment though. The Loop A camping area is closed to campers for the season but we will still be set up in our regular observation site. This change effects…

  • Discovering Pluto

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 4. Remember Pluto? Yes, Pluto. It was a planet for a long time, then it wasn’t. Pluto was discovered ninety years ago on February 18, 1930. This is the story. Shortly before the turn of the century, that is the turn of the 19th century, there were five planets,…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday February 29th

    Update  2/28: We are a GO for our public observation at Pilot Mountain State Park, this Saturday, February 29th. Observations will begin shortly after sunset. Sunset is at 6:17pm, astronomical twilight ends around 7:45pm,the Moon (32%) and Venus will be visible early, moonset is at 11:54pm. The weather forecast looks to be very good, but cold. Clear…

  • Gravitational Waves

    Young Astronomers Blog, Volume 28, Number 3. In 1915, Albert Einstein overturned Newton’s theory of gravity. He published his General Theory of Relativity which said that gravity is the result of the warping of space/time rather than a force that extends across space. Einstein’s theory was based on his equivalence principle, which states that the…