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  • 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…

  • July 2019 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday July 10th, 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 presented by Captain Mike Lucas, NASA Solar System Ambassador from Kernersville. For biography and information on his work as a NASA Solar System Ambassador Click his image to…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Thursday July 4th

    Update 7/4: We are a GO for this evening. It’s a mixed bag on the forecasts so we’re going to be packing lite on the equipment side in case of a passing shower. Come on out and enjoy the sights. We should be able to see several local fireworks shows and possibly a passing lightening…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter July 2019

      The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 7 July 2019 By Bob Patsiga   In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: An annotated outline of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission to the Moon is presented. Results of analysis of the Apollo 11 Moon rocks and soils given by a group at the Smithsonian…