May 2017

  • Last Minute Date Change for Stone Mountain Observation – one day early!

      The FAS has an observation event at Stone Mountain State Park scheduled for tomorrow evening. That event has been canceled due to unfavorable weather conditions. THIS evening though, looks to be almost prime conditions to observe. So, we have worked it out with our ranger liaison to have our event this evening instead. We…

  • May 2017 FAS Meeting

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host their next monthly meeting on May 23rd at 7:30 PM at Kaleideum (formerly Sciworks) in Winston-Salem. The program this month will be by Joseph Holmes, a recent graduate of Guilford College, rising graduate student at Appalachian State University and long-time volunteer at GTCC’s Cline Observatory. Joseph will be speaking…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter May 2017

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 25 Number 5 May 2017 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: Updates on the New Horizons mission. How measurements of neutrinos during a Supernova will be used to follow the progress of the event. How we are getting…