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  • Public Solar Observation at The Forsyth County Central Library (Saturday, August 17 from 10 AM to Noon)

    WEATHER UPDATE: Conditions should be mostly sunny on Saturday morning, this event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a public solar observation at The Forsyth County Central Library (660 West 5th Street) on Saturday, August 17, from 10 am to 12 Noon. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and…

  • August 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, August 14)

    Please join us for the August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, August 14. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Dr. Andrea Nichols will present a program entitled “Observing the Heavens: Galileo’s Revolutionary Discoveries.” I will be examining the…

  • The Forsyth Astronomical Society Needs You…

    With the opening of Kaleideum at its new downtown location, we have lost our primary urban observing site. Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks) is no longer available, and the downtown location, with its tall buildings and intense light pollution, is less than optimum for nighttime astronomical viewing. We’re asking the public for possible locations for our…

  • Atoms and Molecules

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 7. We all were taught that things are made up of molecules, which, in turn, are made up of atoms. Atoms are composed of electrons (with a negative charge) and a nucleus, which contains protons (with a positive charge) and neutrons (with no charge). Electrons are thought to be…

  • That’s a wrap! The June 2024 Solar Observation at Kaleideum

    On June 22, 2024, members of FAS were out at Kaleideum observing the Sun. Around 50 people joined us on a nice clear day (in the Sun). Make sure to mark Saturday August 17, 2024 on your calendar. FAS will be out in front of the Central Library from 10 am to Noon for another…

  • That’s a wrap! The May 2024 Solar Observation at Pilot Mt.

    On May 25, 2024, members of FAS were out a Pilot Mountain observing the Sun. Around 50 people joined us on a nice clear day (in the Sun). Make sure to mark Saturday August 17, 2024 on your calendar. FAS will be out in front of the Central Library from 10 am to Noon for…

  • The Summer Night Sky

    It’s summer. It’s hot and it gets dark late, but there are still some wonderful objects to view in the night sky this time of year. Here are some notes adapted from two earlier FAS Astronomer Blogs. The Night Sky In the Summer, look for Scorpius the Scorpion, with its orange heart Antares. Scorpius really does look like a…

  • ZWO Seestar S50/S30 Smart Telescopes

    Recently, at our April 2024 meeting, FAS member Dr. Bill Rankin gave a most interesting talk about the ZWO Seestar S50 telescope. Two days after Bill’s talk, the folks at BBC Sky at Night Magazine published a review of the Seestar S50. It is getting a lot of hype lately. So, we thought it would…

  • July 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, July 10)

    Please join us for the July meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, July 10. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. FAS member Steve Stultz will present an overview of The Sloan Digital Sky Survey. One of the world’s best observatories is…