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  • *TRI*STAR* 2019 March 2

    On March 2nd, GTCC/Cline Observatory will host its annual astronomy conference, The Triad Star Festival ( Tri-Star). This event is FREE and open to all with an interest in astronomy both novice and professional alike. This years opening pre-conference lecture is on Friday March 1st at 7:00 pm by: Stella Kafka, Director, AAVSO : Variable…

  • February 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday January 9th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The program for this month’s meeting will be a video and discussion on an episode from The Sky at Night series entitled: “Telescope on a Plane!” This telescope, called SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, is a…

  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 2/9

    Update 2/8: We are a GO for the Stone Mountain observation. The weather forecast is for clouds pretty much all day but to begin clearing at dusk and improve during the time frame of our observation. It’s going to be cold though. The temperature will be in the mid 40’s at dusk and in the…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter February 2019

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 2 February 2019 By Bob Patsiga         In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: China puts a lander and rover on the far side of the Moon. They try raising plants there too. NASA and Japan send probes to two…

  • Lunar Eclipse Observation at Kaleideum 1/20

    We are a GO the Lunar Eclipse observation at Kaleideum North this Sunday night, January 20th. We should be set up and ready for guests by 9 pm.  The weather forecast for Sunday calls for a warm rainy morning, with a strong cold front moving through around midday, with temperatures falling through the day to around 27-28 degrees by…

  • January 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday January 9th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The program for this month’s meeting is by FAS member Bruce Gavett and is entitled: It’s all about PLUTO (and a bit about Charon) (and don’t forget Ultima Thule!) Join us for the exploration of everyone’s…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter January 2019

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 1 January 2019 By Bob Patsiga In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The international committee that governs weights and measures have re-established the standard for the kilogram. What are they goign to use now? The Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977 has…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park Observation for Comet 46/P Wirtanen

    Pilot Mountain State Park Observation for Comet 46/P Wirtanen Update 12/28: The observation for tomorrow night has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The clouds are just going to be too thick and there is a chance for rain during the observation hours. The comet will still be visible for the next week or…

  • FAS Calendar of Events – 2019 posted; December 2018 FAS Meeting

    Another year has passed and we here at the FAS would like to thank everyone that came out to any of our events this past year. With the weather being as it has been, we have had more cancellations this past year than any in recent memory. The public’s enthusiasm when the weather cooperated was…