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October 2015 FAS Meeting
This months meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be this evening at Sciworks at 7:30 PM. The presentation will be given by club member Sean Wood about the topic 3D printing, how to utilize it to enhance your astronomy hobby experience, along with info and tips on the process and including a demonstration of…
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Scheduled Stone Mountain Observation for Saturday has been canceled
I can only offer the words that our club president have used to open our meetings for the last 6 months or so. “Well, It’s an El Nino year….” It seemed a quasi foreboding warning to begin with but since has taken on a tone more akin to a stand up comedy show opening line.…
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GTCC – 19th annual Fall Astronomy Day Lecture
GTCC’s Cline Observatory and the GTCC Foundation present Our 19th annual Fall Astronomy Day Lecture Friday, 2 October 2015, 7:30 p.m. Koury Auditorium, GTCC, Jamestown The MESSENGER Spacecraft Mission to Mercury: Surprises from the Innermost Planet Sean Solomon, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University With all the attention the New Horizons Mission to Pluto has generated…
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Lunar Eclipse Observation at SciWorks on Sunday September 27
*** We were hoping for the clouds to break up enough to catch the moon between but due to the terrible weather conditions this event has been canceled.*** This coming Sunday, Sept 27, we have the rare pleasure of observing a double celestial treat. We will have the full Harvest Moon, which also happens…
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Public Observation This Saturday September 19 at Sciworks.
***Final weather call for tomorrow night’s observation. We are a go. Conditions look great. Hope to see you there. *** The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be holding a public observation in the main parking area of Sciworks in Winston-Salem this coming Saturday, September 19. Currently the forecast is quite favorable but a final weather…
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Public observation events update
*The observation at Stone Mountain State park for tomorrow evening, September 5th has been cancelled due to inclement weather.* Our line up for observations in the near future are as follows. We will be at Sciworks the evening of September 19, which also happens to be international observe the moon night, to share the night…
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Astronomical education opportunity
Club member Bob Patsiga in association with Forsyth Tech will be offering an evening non-credit course on astronomy to be held in the Sciworks planetarium starting Sept 10. Course description and details: The course will broadly cover the history of astronomy, descriptions of the various types of telescopes, the constellations, the solar system, and objects…
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