September 2015

  • GTCC – 19th annual Fall Astronomy Day Lecture

    GTCC’s Cline Observatory and the GTCC Foundation present Our 19th annual Fall Astronomy Day Lecture Friday, 2 October 2015, 7:30 p.m. Koury Auditorium, GTCC, Jamestown The MESSENGER Spacecraft Mission to Mercury:  Surprises from the Innermost Planet Sean Solomon, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University With all the attention the New Horizons Mission to Pluto has generated…

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter October 2015

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 23 Number 11 October 2015

  • Lunar Eclipse Observation at SciWorks on Sunday September 27

    *** We were hoping for the clouds to break up enough to catch the moon between but due to the terrible weather conditions this event has been canceled.***   This coming Sunday, Sept 27, we have the rare pleasure of observing a double celestial treat. We will have the full Harvest Moon, which also happens…

  • Public Observation This Saturday September 19 at Sciworks.

    ***Final weather call for tomorrow night’s observation. We are a go.  Conditions look great. Hope to see you there. ***   The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be holding a public observation in the main parking area of Sciworks in Winston-Salem this coming Saturday, September 19. Currently the forecast is quite favorable but a final weather…

  • Public observation events update

    *The observation at Stone Mountain State park for tomorrow evening, September 5th has been cancelled due to inclement weather.* Our line up for observations in the near future are as follows. We will be at Sciworks the evening of September 19, which also happens to be international observe the moon night, to share the night…