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  • Globe at Night – January

    Take part in the first Globe at Night survey of 2015 – January 11-20  This month is Orion, should be easy to find and report on.  

  • Ten Celestial Events for 2015

    Looking for things to view and have fun looking for, here are a few Ten Celestial Events for 2015, have fun looking up as there is a lot to see.  

  • Bursting with Holiday Energy : Image of the Day

    Of interest to those concerned about light pollution and energy usage. Check out the NASA view

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter January 2015

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 23 Number 2 January 2015 By Art Gormley

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter December 2014

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 23 Number 1 December 2014 By Art Gormley

  • December 2014 FAS Meeting – holiday party

    Join the Forsyth Astronomical Society at SciWorks on December 2nd at 7:30pm for our 2014 holiday gathering. This is a potluck get together with wonderful food prepared by members to share with each other. FAS will provide drinks, plates, napkin, and plastic ware. Steve will present his yearly club history review from the past up…

  • Sleepless in America

    November 30, 2014 at 8PM ET on the National Geographic Channel  In an unprecedented partnership, NGC along with The Public Good Projects and NIH, America’s foremost scientific authority, will draw the nation’s attention to the science of sleep — a topic fundamental to our collective well-being. This as information on the link between light pollution…

  • Club Observation Tonight (members only)

    Hi FAS folks: All week, the forecast for our club observation at Bullington tonight has been mediocre. But this morning, it has improved significantly, at least for early in the evening (there is a rain system coming in late tonight, which makes the overall forecast a bit tricky). So, for now, the observation is on.…

  • Rosetta Comet Landing Nov 12

    Mission Rosetta launched in 2004 and arrived at Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on 6 August 2014. It is the first mission in history to rendezvous with a comet, escort it as it orbits the Sun, and deploy a lander to its surface. Rosetta is an ESA mission with contributions from its member states and NASA. Rosetta’s Philae…