Latest News and Posts
-
Sunset Triangle – May 23 2013
Check out something cool to see at sunset
-
The door at Bullington observatory
Very good news, Thank You David!!
-
Sci Works observation – Cancelled
Hi FAS folks: The weather forecast for tomorrow night;’s observation has been bad all week, and unfortunately has not improved today. Rather than wait around for a decision tomorrow, I’m going to cancel the event now, since there seems to be unanimous forecasts among the various weather sites that tomorrow night will be cloudy and…
-
May 28, 2013 Meeting
FAS May 2013 Meeting Exoplanets Explore beyond the Solar System at the May meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. Prior to the 1990s, the only known planets were the nine orbiting the Sun. At the time, of course, Pluto was considered a Planet. In 1995, astronomers found a Jupiter sized planet orbiting the star…
-
Stone Mountain Update
Many thanks to the FAS members that enjoyed a cool evening at Stone Mountain on Saturday night! Dave M., Sean W. , Ken L. and event hosts Chip and Viv had 50 – 75 campers eager to look at the night sky through their telescopes! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and equipment with others!…
-
Stone Mountain State Park 4/20/2013
The outreach is a go for tonight, will be cold so dress Warm! We are in camp site #33. Chip & Vivian
-
Stone Mountain Campers Observing
The FAS Stone Mountain State Park public observations will be held on these dates in 2013. Mark your calendars! Saturday, April 20th [sunset 8:00pm] –> this Saturday! Saturday, June 15th [sunset 8:40pm] Saturday, Aug 17th [sunset 8:09pm] Saturday, Oct 12th [sunset 6:49pm] State Park address: 3042 Frank Parkway, Roaring Gap, NC 28668 Stone Mountain State…