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  • March 2024 Meeting – Wednesday, March 13 (at the NEW Kaleideum downtown)

    Please join us for the March meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on March 13. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. Again, please note that this meeting will be at the New Kaleideum location downtown. Doors will open at 7:00 pm. On March…

  • A Black Hole in Sagittarius

    The folks at Astronomy Magazine published an article a short time ago reminding us that the black hole at the center of our galaxy (Sagittarius A*) was discovered 50 years ago this year. A Few Articles About Black Holes

  • The Triad Starfest (*Tri*Star*)

    The Greensboro Astronomy Club and GTCC will be hosting the 2024 edition of The Triad Starfest (*Tri*Star*) this Saturday, March 2. It will be held at the Koury Hospitality Careers Center on the campus of Guilford Technical Community College in Jamestown N.C.

  • CANCELED – Public observation at Pilot Mountain on Friday, March 8

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event is canceled due to forecasted clouds and rain. On Friday, March 8, the Forsyth Astronomical Society and the rangers of Pilot Mountain State Park will host a free public astronomy observation at Pilot Mountain State Park. The event will begin at 7:30 PM and conclude at 10:30 PM. This event is…

  • CANCELED – Public observation at Stone Mountain on Saturday, March 2

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event is canceled due to forecasted clouds. On Saturday, March 2, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain State Park. It should be dark enough to observe by 7:30 PM. The planet Jupiter should be visible if conditions permit. This event is weather-dependent. This post and…

  • Cosmic Microwave Background

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 2. Just recently, it was reported in the news that Arno Penzias had passed away at the age of 90. Penzias, along with his colleague Robert Wilson, discovered the birth of the universe.  In the 1940s, There wasn’t any direct evidence of the so-called Big Bang that many astronomers…

  • A Quick Introduction to the Night Sky

    One of the challenges for beginning astronomers is learning how to navigate the night sky. Before buying your first telescope, you should familiarize yourself with the stars and constellations. To start, try to become familiar with just a few constellations that are visible to the south over the course of a year. To the north…

  • Moon Features from The Planetary Society

    There are many maps of the Moon showing the features we can see from the Earth. Most have the names in Latin. However, if you’d like an English translation, Jason Davis of The Planetary Society published some nice maps back in 2022 (see https://www.planetary.org/articles/moon-features-you-can-see-from-earth). For more about finding your way around the night sky, see…

  • Herramientas para el cielo nocurno (Liga Astronómica)

    Es posible que haya notado que nuestro sitio web está en inglés. Bueno, no todo el mundo habla inglés o considera que el inglés es su idioma principal. Hay muchas personas de habla hispana que viven en esta área. Así que, gracias a la Liga Astronómica, hemos añadido unos cuantos botones a nuestra web que…