Events

  • The door at Bullington observatory

    Very good news, Thank You David!!

  • Sci Works observation – Cancelled

    Hi FAS folks: The weather forecast for tomorrow night;’s observation has been bad all week, and unfortunately has not improved today. Rather than wait around for a decision tomorrow, I’m going to cancel the event now, since there seems to be unanimous forecasts among the various weather sites that tomorrow night will be cloudy and…

  • Stone Mountain Update

    Many thanks to the FAS members that enjoyed a cool evening at Stone Mountain on Saturday night! Dave M., Sean W. , Ken L. and event hosts Chip and Viv  had 50 – 75 campers eager to look at the night sky through their telescopes! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and equipment with others!…

  • Stone Mountain State Park 4/20/2013

    The outreach is a go for tonight, will be cold so dress Warm! We are in camp site #33. Chip & Vivian

  • Stone Mountain Campers Observing

    The FAS Stone Mountain State Park public observations will be held on these dates in 2013. Mark your calendars! Saturday, April 20th  [sunset 8:00pm] –> this Saturday! Saturday, June 15th   [sunset 8:40pm] Saturday, Aug 17th    [sunset 8:09pm] Saturday, Oct 12th    [sunset 6:49pm] State Park address: 3042 Frank Parkway, Roaring Gap, NC 28668 Stone Mountain State…

  • NC Science Festival At SciWorks

    NC Science Festival At SciWorks Join SciWorks on Saturday, April 13 as they celebrate more North Carolina Science Festival events! (The Science Festival is April 5 – 21) SciWorks will be holding a number of special events throughout the day starting at 10:00AM and ending at 5:00PM in the afternoon.  .    For the general public…

  • Update on First Annual Statewide Star Party

    Thank you all for supporting the first NC Statewide Star Party! This event had tremendous support from FAS members! The sky was a perfectly clear cloudless night (though transparency was not perfect given the precipitation the previous day). Perhaps the Science Festival did not realize the date they chose was the end of Spring Break…

  • Stellar Society Lecture at GTCC, Friday, 12 April

    A free public lecture will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, 12 April at the Koury Auditorium at GTCC’s Jamestown campus. Please note that the location for this talk is NOT the same auditorium as was used for TriStar. Koury is Building 19 on the campus map at http://www.gtcc.edu/media/10954/jamestowncampusmap.pdf. TriStar was in Building 25.…

  • Special – Rick Kendrick Talk – Phase-Induced Amplitude Apodization (PIAA) Coronagraph

    Hi FAS folks: This Monday, April 1, at 7:30 PM at SciWorks, FAS will sponsor a special lecture by hometown astronomer Rick Kendrick.  Rick has spent the last 30 years working in the aerospace industry designing and building imaging systems. He is currently a Lockheed Martin Fellow at the Advanced Technology Center in Palo Alto,…