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  • Stone Mt State Park Outreach- 2015

    These are the dates for 2015 May 9th June 20th July 25th August 22nd September 5th October 3rd Remember this is a lock in for the campers, FAS members will leave at the same time after the Observation!

  • Update for the events this weekend from your club president.

    The Yadkin County Star Party scheduled for tonight is an unqualified GO! The weather looks great for the evening, a bit cool, perhaps, but clear. The clouds should hold off until later. A map is attached. 421 west to the Unifi exit. We will be in the last baseball field (the access road at the…

  • Night Sky Viewing Outreach – April 24 & 25

    Join Forsyth Astronomical Society for two nights viewing the wonders of the night sky. FAS will be setting up telescopes for all to take a look through, as part of North Carolina Science week and FAS Outreach. Friday April 24, 2015 Yadkinville Star Party at Yadkin County Park Saturday April 25, 2015 SciWorks Observation at…

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter April 2015

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 23 Number 5 April 2015 By Art Gormley

  • March 2015 FAS Meeting

    The March meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Societyis this Tueday night, March 24th  at 7:30 at SciWorks.The program is a tour and discussion of Steve Esparsa’s observatory setup. David MorganFAS President

  • TriStar – GTCC – March 6&7 2015

    Event Schedule: The schedule is now online at http://www.gtcc.edu/observatory/tristar/schedule.aspx Saturday Speaker List: Tom Brown, STScI, On the Trail of the Missing Galaxies: the Oldest Stars in the Neighborhood David Pitonzo, High Point University, Musings on the Likelihood of Extraterrestrial Civilization Chris Richardson, Elon University, The Crab Nebula: Our Local Young Supernova Remnant Maria Temming, Elon…

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter March 2015

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 23 Number 4 March 2015 By Art Gormley

  • Feb 2015 FAS Meeting – cancelled

    Tonight’s meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society has been cancelled due to inclement weather. Temperatures will below or around freezing all day. Road conditions could be icy after sunset even though much of the snow on the roadways has melted. The programs will be rescheduled. See you next month… David Morgan FAS President

  • Pilot Mountain Observation Delayed – Cancelled

    February 21, 2015 – Cancelled Hi FAS folks: Looks like this is not going to be our month for observations at Pilot Mountain. Tomorrow night’s forecast calls for steady cold rain; a good night to stay indoors. Because daylight savings time will begin shortly, this is our last opportunity for an observation at Pilot Mountain…