Sean Wood

  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 2/22

    Update 2/21:  We are a GO for tomorrow night’s observation event. The sky conditions look to be excellent albeit a little chilly. There is a small adjustment though. The Loop A camping area is closed to campers for the season but we will still be set up in our regular observation site. This change effects…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday February 29th

    Update  2/28: We are a GO for our public observation at Pilot Mountain State Park, this Saturday, February 29th. Observations will begin shortly after sunset. Sunset is at 6:17pm, astronomical twilight ends around 7:45pm,the Moon (32%) and Venus will be visible early, moonset is at 11:54pm. The weather forecast looks to be very good, but cold. Clear…

  • February 2020 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday February 12th, 7:30 pm, at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. Club member Bruce Mellin will be giving the presentation entitled: Imperfect Time – A History of Mismatched Units of Time Measuring the passage of time has become more complicated as civilizations required greater precision from timekeeping…

  • FAS Observation at Kaleideum North Saturday 2/1

    Update 1/31:  We are a GO for tomorrow nights observation at Kaleideum North. The current forecast is calling for AM rain, followed by clearing skies around sunset. Clear to partly cloudy skies, with temperatures around 50 at sunset, falling to the mid to low 40’s by the end, NW winds around 6 mph.   Saturday February 1st…

  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 1/18

    Update 1/17: The public observation scheduled at Stone Mountain State Park for Saturday, January 18th, is cancelled. The weather forecast is cold, clouds, and rain. An unfortunate start to the year. Our next public observation event scheduled for February 1st at Kaleideum North. Our next Stone Mountain State Park event is on Saturday, February 22nd.…

  • January 2020 FAS Meeting

    The first meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society for the 2020 observing season will be on Wednesday January 8th, 7:30 pm, at Kaleideum North. The presentation topic this month will be a viewing and discussion of an episode of the BBC’s Sky at Night entitled “Alien Worlds.” The show travels to the UK Astronomy Technology…

  • FAS Calendar of Events Updated for 2020

      Our calendar of events has been extended and updated for the upcoming 2020 season. Some of the dates are tentative so check back occasionally to confirm. There will be a website and Facebook post the week or so before with more details for each event. At Kaleideum North: Feb. 1st,  April 24nd (Friday-Statewide Star…

  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 12/21

    Update 12/20:  The public observation scheduled for Saturday at Stone Mountain State Park is cancelled. Forecasts predict mostly cloudy skies around sunset, with clouds increasing to overcast over the course of the event (75%+ cloud coverage). Our next scheduled event at Stone Mountain State Park will be Saturday, January 18th. Let’s hope for a better…

  • December 2019 FAS Meeting

    There will be no meeting for this month. In its stead we will have our annual holiday covered dish and club history presentation. The shindig will be in the Kaleideum North cafeteria on Dec. 11 at 7:30pm.  Bring something tasty to share. Come enjoy the camaraderie of the occasion and possibly learn about the founding…