Non-FAS Events of Interest

  • Book opportunity from a past club speaker

    A wonderful speaker and subject knowledgeable author Jonathan Ward, who has spoken to us about the Apollo program at Kennedy Space Center, has published two books recounting NASA history. He has offered to provide signed copies of “Rocket Ranch” and “Countdown to a Moon Launch” for $75 for the two books together, delivered to our next meeting. If…

  • TriStar – GTCC – March 6&7 2015

    Event Schedule: The schedule is now online at http://www.gtcc.edu/observatory/tristar/schedule.aspx Saturday Speaker List: Tom Brown, STScI, On the Trail of the Missing Galaxies: the Oldest Stars in the Neighborhood David Pitonzo, High Point University, Musings on the Likelihood of Extraterrestrial Civilization Chris Richardson, Elon University, The Crab Nebula: Our Local Young Supernova Remnant Maria Temming, Elon…

  • Visit Town Creek Under the Stars

    What to enjoy this weekend under the stars take a road trip to Town Creek Historical Site January 17: Town Creek Under the Stars Saturday, 6 – 10 pm Join us for an evening beneath one of the last great dark sky sites in the North Carolina piedmont. Site telescopes will be available, or bring…

  • Globe at Night – January

    Take part in the first Globe at Night survey of 2015 – January 11-20  This month is Orion, should be easy to find and report on.  

  • “The City Dark” and Dan Caton

    2014-11-06 Flyer -The City Dark ENVIRONMENTAL MOVIE/SPEAKER NIGHT @ Temple Emanuel 201 Oakwood Dr. Winston-Salem, NC 27103 7:00pm, Thursday, November 6, 2014 Topic: Lights, Lights, Lights (Light Pollution) Film: “The City Dark” — You can buy a copy here THE CITY DARK is a feature documentary about light pollution and the disappearing night sky. After…

  • Wake Up to a Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014

    Hey get up and look up next week – Oct. 8, 2014 there is going to be a Lunar Eclipse, it all starts at 4:45AM EDT. For more information check out — Sky & Telescope Wake Up to a Total Lunar Eclipse on October 8, 2014

  • The City Dark – At Temple Emanuel – Nov 6 – 7:00PM

    There will be a screening of the film The City Dark Where: Temple Emanuel 201 Oakwood Dr Winston Salem, NC 27103 When: November 6, 2014 7:00PM

  • Jocelyn Bell Burnell to speak at GTCC on Friday, 3 October

    Subject: Jocelyn Bell Burnell to speak at GTCC on Friday, 3 October Join us for our eighteenth annual GTCC Fall Astronomy Day Lecture on October 3rd. This year we are excited to bright Jocelyn Bell Burnell to GTCC for a voyage of discovery through “The Last and Next 100 Years in Astronomy” The Last and…

  • Presentation by Tim Rickard at the Greensboro Astronomy Club

    Presentation by Tim Rickard Greensboro Astronomy Club