NC Science Festival

  • TAKING PLACE: Public observation at Kaleideum North on April 22

    WEATHER UPDATE This event will take place. The forecast calls for clear skies Saturday evening after the rain moves out. ========== On Saturday, April 22, Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Kaleideum North for the North Carolina Science Festival’s Statewide Star Party. Sunset is at 8:00 PM, it should be dark…

  • Surry Nature-Fest at Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on April 22

    Forsyth Astronomical Society will be at Surry Nature-Fest on Saturday, April 22 at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. The event runs from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and FAS will have an information table with activities at the event regardless of weather. Solar observing with special solar telescopes will take place weather permitting.…

  • CANCELED: Public observation at Pilot Mountain on April 21

    WEATHER UPDATE This event is canceled. The forecast calls for clouds moving over the area Friday evening. Our rain date for this event is Friday, May 19. ========== On Friday, April 21, Forsyth Astronomical Society, Kaleideum, and the rangers of Pilot Mountain State Park will host a free public astronomy observation at Pilot Mountain State…

  • Statewide Star Party, FAS Public Observations April 8th and 9th

    Update 4/8: The observation atop Pilot Mountain had been canceled due to inclement weather. The non-observation related activities are still happening. So, if you’re looking for a family friendly event for the early evening there will still be plenty to do. The Forsyth Astronomical Society will be participating in two observations for Morehead Planetarium’s Statewide…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday April 7th

      Update 4/6: This Pilot Mountain Observation is CANCELLED. It’s hard to believe that we haven’t gotten a single observation at Pilot Mountain this membership year, but that appears to be the reality.  Tomorrow night’s forecast looks awful, with clouds, rain, and perhaps even some snow flurries up on the mountain.  So, we’re cancelled again, and unfortunately…

  • 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…

  • FAS’s Astronomical April

      Event Update 4/16: We are a GO for this evening’s observation at SciWorks in Winston-Salem. It’s looking to be mild conditions and clear skies. The moon and Jupiter will take center stage as a combination of urban conditions and the moon’s brightness will over power most deep sky objects. There will still be plenty…

  • North Carolina Statewide Star Party! Yadkin County Park

    Join Us As We Participate In The Second North Carolina Statewide Star Party! (weather and clouds permitting) When:   Saturday, April 5, 2014 Where: Yadkin County Park                6500 Service Road                Yadkinville, NC 27055 Times: Observe the Moon and Planets!    8:00PM – Until Check on other sights to see: Heavens Above Sponsored By: NC Science…

  • Jay Pasachoff to Speak at GTCC on Friday, 28 March – Transits of Venus

    Jay Pasachoff to Speak at GTCC on Friday, 28 March – Transits of Venus Friday, 28 March, 7 p.m. Koury Auditorium, GTCC, Jamestown   Transits of Venus:  Science and History Jay Pasachoff, Williams College   Noted astronomer Jay Pasachoff will give a lecture, “Transits of Venus: Science and History,” at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28…