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  • 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…

  • September 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, September 11)

    Please join us for the September meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, September 11. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Ralph James will present an overview of Exoplanets and some of the latest discoveries. You don’t have…

  • The Discovery of Neptune

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 8. Neptune is the only planet to be discovered through mathematical analysis. The orbit of Uranus was determined to be perturbed by an unknown object farther out in the Solar System, which astronomers thought might possibly be a new planet.  In 1792, Jean Delambre published tables of planetary positions. It…

  • Omega Centauri & Centaurus A

    The largest known globular cluster is Omega Centauri (NGC 5139 & C80). It is a wonderful target for amateur astronomer – if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. However, for a short time earlier this year it was visible from Winston-Salem low in the southern horizon. Two FAS members were out with their telescopes and…