April 2017

  • April 2017 FAS Meeting

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host their next monthly meeting on April 25th at 7:30 PM at Kaleideum (formerly Sciworks) in Winston-Salem. The presentation for this month will be “Chasing Pluto” and in-depth, behind-the -scenes look at the New Horizons mission. Following the presentation portion we will have a brief business meeting and as always…

  • Forsyth Astronomical Society’s Astronomical April

    The FAS has a hectic April in store for all of our friends and followers. We have four public observations scheduled at different venues, Kaleideum North (Sciworks), Yadkin County Park, Pilot Mountain State Park and Stone Mountain State Park. Most are being held in conjunction with the NC Science Festival and their Statewide Star Party…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter April 2017

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 25 Number 4 April 2017 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: Updates on progress and discoveries by the Mars rovers and lander (Curiosity, Opportunity and Phoenix). Discovery of rocks and minerals that support presence of ancient bodies of…