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  • Our First Public Observation of the Year, January 7th at SciWorks

    Update 1/5: Due to the impending snowfall we have decided to err on the side of safety and cancel the SciWorks observation on January 7th. Our next public observation event will be on February 18th at Pilot Mountain. More details will be posted closer to that date. We’ll hope for better conditions. In the interim…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter January 2017

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 25 Number 1 January 2017 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The upcoming total eclipse coming later this year and initial plans and preparations you may want to take to ensure enjoying this spectacle. Happenings with the ongoing…

  • FAS Calendar of Events – 2017 posted

    We have updated the 2017 events calendar with almost all public observation dates. We still have to settle the dates for the Stone Mountain State Park Camper Observations. If you use Google calendar you can add our calendar to yours by clicking the calendar widget, located on the right-side of this website (and post). As…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter December 2016

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 12 December 2016 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: Now that we have finally received the massive amounts of data sent back to Earth collected in its passes near Pluto. What is NASA now doing with…

  • Pilot Mount Observation and Telescope Workshop Saturday November 19th

    UPDATE 11/18: The weather call for tomorrow evening’s observation atop Pilot Mountain is in folks and we are a GO!!! Remember, the forecast is for cold and breezy please dress accordingly. Hope to see you there. Don’t forget our Telescope Workshop is tomorrow at sciworks also from 1-4 pm. This is a GREAT source of info…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter November 2016

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 11 November 2016 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The re-programmed WISE space telescope has a renewed mission as NEOWISE. How does its new mission affect you? The article “Cosmic Rays” in the November issue of…

  • SciWorks Observation Saturday October 8th

    UPDATE!!!!!: Due to adverse weather conditions the observation event for Sciworks on Oct 8th has been cancelled. Our next public events, our annual telescope buyers workshop and an Observation atop Pilot Mountain will be held on Nov 19. More details will come as the date nears.   Weather permitting the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter October 2016

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 10 October 2016 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses:  Juno’s first few days at Jupiter. Latest on New Horizons mission to Pluto and beyond. Happenings with current and upcoming Mars missions. The end of the Rosetta…

  • Lock In Observation at Stone Mountain State Park for Campers Saturday October 1st

    Update 10/1: The late afternoon solar observing will not be happening. The sun is currently in solar minimum and has little to no activity going on. The night sky portion is still happening. Hope to see you there. Update 9/30: We are a GO!!!!!! The weather looks quite favorable for tomorrow night. Hope to see you there.…