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  • Club Meeting

    Tuesday March 26, 2013 Sci Works: 7:30 pm Program: Radio Astronomy at 21 cm   Rexford Adelberger, Ph.D. Professor of Physics, Emeritus Guilford College Dr Adelberger’s talk on March 26th will explain the generation and detection of radio signals. He will then describe the radio astronomy program at Guilford College that is tuned to the…

  • Report from Pilot Mountain Observation

    Stargazers who made it up to the top of Pilot Mountain this Saturday had a delightful evening, with warmer than usual temperatures, no wind, and clear skies. There were at least a dozen telescopes belonging to members of both FAS and the Greensboro astronomy club; the latter made the trip to catch a glimpse of…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park – update

    Hi FAS folks: To walk outside this afternoon, it may seem like Spring has arrived. Certainly, it will seem like mid-summer to those fools – er, I mean, brave souls – who were up at Pilot Mountain last week, where temperatures are predicted to be 25° warmer tomorrow compared to last Saturday. More important, the…

  • Kernersville News interviews FAS member David Elosser

  • Pilot Mountain State Park

    Hi FAS people: It took several rounds of telephone tag, but the rangers at Pilot Mountain have finally authorized us to conduct a make-up public observation this Saturday, March 9. While I can’t promise clear skies at this point, it does look fairly certain that it will be significantly warmer up on the top of…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park – update

    Hi FAS folks: There may be a possibility this Saturday to see the comet Panstarr as it begins to move away from the Sun. As Bruce Mellin said in his program last week, this comet could be an outstanding sight with a nice tail, although there continues to be disagreements in the astronomical community about…

  • Globe at Night

    http://www.globeatnight.org/ http://www.facebook.com/GLOBEatNight Join the Worldwide GLOBE at Night 2013 Campaign What would it be like without stars at night? What is it we lose? Starry night skies have given us poetry, art, music and the wonder to explore. A bright night sky (aka light pollution) affects energy consumption, health and wildlife too. Spend a few…

  • Recent New Zealand daylight meteor?

    From Dave Morgan, From Dr. Steve Kerr, expatriate Winston-Salem native and former FAS Secretary, who now lives in Dunedin, NZ sends this daylight meteor report. Check out the details Full screenshots provided below  

  • Post-event photos from SciWorks