Obituaries

  • Sad news: Jeff Thompson

    Longtime FAS member Jeff Thompson passed away on September 12. He was active in our club from the 1990s, and was instrumental in obtaining funding and infrastructure to place viewing equipment for NASA TV, along with other astronomy education materials, in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County schools. Jeff was born and raised in Texas and was a…

  • A Tragic Loss for the FAS

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society has the extremely sad duty to announce that our longtime president David Morgan passed away suddenly and unexpectedly during the early morning hours on Monday, January 17th, at the age of 64. All of us at FAS have been shocked and devastated by this tragic news. Dave has been a constant…

  • RIP John Dobson

    Was there anyone who contributed more to modern amateur astronomy than John Dobson? If so, it must be a short list. From the inexpensive mount that bears his name and revolutionized the design of amateur telescopes, to the active public outreach typified by the Sidewalk Astronomers, Dobson’s impact is all over our field. His unique…