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  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 10/5

    UPDATE 10/4:  The observation scheduled at Stone Mountain State Park has been CANCELED due to weather conditions. Some of our forecast models had the evening being partly cloudy, but now all models are calling for 100% cloud cover. Our next observation opportunity for this location is on November 2nd.    Saturday October 5th the Forsyth Astronomical Society…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter October 2019

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 10 October 2019 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: India’s attempt to land the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft on the moon. British and Canadian groups have detected water in the atmosphere of a distant planet. NASA has announced the go-ahead for planning a…

  • Carolina Curious’ Interview with Pres. David Morgan on Where best to Stargaze in Western NC.

    Click HERE to read an interview, with club president David Morgan, from our local NPR affiliate Station, 88.5 WFDD, on their local segment called Carolina Curious. David lays out what makes the best conditions for stargazing and lists some of the general locations of some of our dearest dark skies. If you want to delve…

  • FAS Observation at Kaleideum North Saturday 9/21

        Update 9/21: We are a GO!!! Come on out and enjoy the night sky. Saturday September 21st the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be hosting a public observation event at Kaleideum North. We will have several telescopes of different varieties and sizes setup to show you some night sky wonders. Sunset is at 7:20…

  • September 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday September 11th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The presentation topic this month is given by Jonathan Ward, NASA Solar System Ambassador from Greensboro. He successfully ran a complete 110 for 110 Messier Marathon this past March and imaged every one of the M…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter September 2019

        The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 9 September 2019 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: What problems would be created by a prolonged transition period while the Earth’s magnetic field flips? What indicators do we have that suggests life may exist on certain distant bodies…

  • August 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday August 14th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. We will have a three part program for this month’s meeting. The first portion will be a video from the BBC Sky at Night series that examines upcoming plans to return to the moon as a…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter August 2019

        The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 8 August 2019 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: NASA is carefully comparing the physiology of identical twin astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly. Scott spent nearly a year on the International Space Station while Mark remained on Earth. Some…

  • Observation Opportunity at Kaleideum North for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon Landing

      Saturday July the 20th Kaleideum will host an event at Kaleideum North from 6-10 PM. This event is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing. There will be door prizes, planetarium shows, a viewing of the documentary “Apollo 11” as well as other activities. Local group Carolina Crossings will provide live…