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  • April 2014 FAS Meeting

    Fundamentals of Digital Single Lens Reflex Astrophotography

  • North Carolina Statewide Star Party! Yadkin County Park

    Join Us As We Participate In The Second North Carolina Statewide Star Party! (weather and clouds permitting) When:   Saturday, April 5, 2014 Where: Yadkin County Park                6500 Service Road                Yadkinville, NC 27055 Times: Observe the Moon and Planets!    8:00PM – Until Check on other sights to see: Heavens Above Sponsored By: NC Science…

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter April 2014

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 22 Number 5 April 2014 By Art Gormley  

  • March 2014 FAS Meeting – election results

    Elections Tonight –  2014 Current Slate for Board of Directors 2014 Dave Morgan – President Stu Williams – Vice President Edgar Lopez – Treasurer Bruce Gavett – Secretary The voting is over and the above are the new FAS Board of Directors!

  • Jay Pasachoff to Speak at GTCC on Friday, 28 March – Transits of Venus

    Jay Pasachoff to Speak at GTCC on Friday, 28 March – Transits of Venus Friday, 28 March, 7 p.m. Koury Auditorium, GTCC, Jamestown   Transits of Venus:  Science and History Jay Pasachoff, Williams College   Noted astronomer Jay Pasachoff will give a lecture, “Transits of Venus: Science and History,” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28…

  • Quick Event List

      Date Event Location Saturday, April 5 NC Statewide Star Party Yadkin County Park Saturday, April 12 Star Party at SciWorks [8 – 10:30 pm] SciWorks Saturday, April 19 Public Observation for Campers Stone Mountain State Park Saturday, April 19 Planetarium Laser Show [6 pm] SciWorks Saturday, May 10 Public Observation for Campers (Spring National…

  • March 2014 FAS Meeting

    Hi FAS folks: Our next meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30 PM at Sci-Works. This month’s program has been re-scheduled from our snowed-out January meeting. The program’s theme is Type 1a supernovas, presented by Brad Barlow, Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at High Point University. Type 1a supernovas are important tools for determining…

  • Pilot Mountain Tonight – March 1, 2014

    Just a quick reminder that FAS will be on the top of Pilot Mountain State Park, NC. tonight. The forecast is for cloudy skies during the day, but clearing by evening. So let’s hope for the best. But keep watching your email just in case the situation changes. Remember that it is always colder (and…

  • PIlot Mountain this Saturday

    Hi FAS people: After missing last weekend (and, alas, a very nice clear sky last Saturday night), we are trying again for our public observation at Pilot Mountain this Saturday, March 1.  The current forecast is tricky.  It calls for cloudy skies most of the day Saturday, but clearing by the evening.  Obviously, this can…