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  • Young Astronomers Newsletter April 2016

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 4 April 2016 By Bob Patsiga

  • Science and Religion Lecture with Dr. John Barrow: “Our Place in the Universe”, Tuesday March 29

    Dr. John Barrow, Professor of Mathematical Sciences in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, will deliver a public lecture on Tuesday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Wake Forest University’s Porter Byrum Welcome Center. This event is free and open to the public. It should be a fascinating topic.…

  • March 2016 FAS Meeting

    The next meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be held on Tuesday March 22. The program this month is a video presentation and discussion of the program The Night Sky. This episode will cover the results and findings of the recent New Horizons mission to Pluto. The Meeting will begin at 7:30 PM at Sciworks. An…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter March 2016

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 3 March 2016 By Bob Patsiga

  • Pilot Mountain State Park Public Observation March 5th

    It’s that time of the year again folks! The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host the first of four scheduled observations atop Pilot Mountain State Park. This is one of our favorite events, as it is quite darker there than any of our typical observation locations and we can share more of the night sky’s treasures…

  • February 2016 FAS Meeting

    If you have ever attended a planetarium show and wondered, “How does all that work?” Then this month’s meeting is for you. This month club member Justin Nichols will present part 2, History of Planetarium Projectors, of his 3 part series on planetarium projectors. The meeting will begin at 7:30 PM but, as usual, there is…

  • TriStar 2016 Will Be Held On March 4-5 2016 At GTCC

    Come join fellow astronomy enthusiasts as the Cline Observatory hosts its annual amateur astronomy conference TriStar at Guilford Technical Community College. Dr. Patrick Miller of Hardin-Simmons University will be the opening speaker on Friday March 4th at 7pm with observing in the Cline Observatory afterwards, weather permitting of course. For a full list of guest…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter February 2016

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 24 Number 2 February 2016 By Bob Patsiga     With great loss we have to announce the Forsyth Astronomical Society is diminished with the passing one of it’s brightest stars. Young Astronomers Newsletter founder Art Gormly passed away on January 7th. This edition includes an…

  • January 2016 FAS Meeting

    The January Meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society is tonight Tuesday, January 26th at 7:30pm at SciWorks. The program will be about the archaeoastronomical alignments at Chaco Canyon in New Mexico. All meetings are open to the public and all are welcome. An informal social gathering is typical from 7pm until the meeting begins. So come…