outreach

  • Solar Observation (Hispanic League Festival)

    —EVENT CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER— Unfortunately, the forecast has remained consistent for the last several days, calling for complete cloud cover and intervals of rain tomorrow. Because of this, the FAS solar observation for the Hispanic League Festival is canceled.   Solar Observation at Hispanic League Festival Saturday, September 10, from 11:00 AM to 4:00…

  • STEM Outreach Outreach and Public Observation ar Winston-Salem Christian School

    Update 1/19: We are a GO for this evening’s event at Winston-Salem Christian School. We will be set up at the opening of events at 6:30PM. The conditions are mixed with partly cloudy skies but we feel confident we can sneak in enough targets to keep folks occupied. Hope to see you there. The Forsyth Astronomical Society…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park Public Observation March 5th

    It’s that time of the year again folks! The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host the first of four scheduled observations atop Pilot Mountain State Park. This is one of our favorite events, as it is quite darker there than any of our typical observation locations and we can share more of the night sky’s treasures…

  • Night Sky Viewing Outreach – April 24 & 25

    Join Forsyth Astronomical Society for two nights viewing the wonders of the night sky. FAS will be setting up telescopes for all to take a look through, as part of North Carolina Science week and FAS Outreach. Friday April 24, 2015 Yadkinville Star Party at Yadkin County Park Saturday April 25, 2015 SciWorks Observation at…

  • August 2014 FAS Meeting

    The August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society is next Tuesday night, August 26th at 7:30. The program is about solar observing and will be presented by Don Ehren. There will be a planning meeting for the Telescope buyer’s clinic prior to Tuesday’s meeting. This will start at 6:00. The clinic is to be held…

  • Quick Event List

      Date Event Location Saturday, April 5 NC Statewide Star Party Yadkin County Park Saturday, April 12 Star Party at SciWorks [8 – 10:30 pm] SciWorks Saturday, April 19 Public Observation for Campers Stone Mountain State Park Saturday, April 19 Planetarium Laser Show [6 pm] SciWorks Saturday, May 10 Public Observation for Campers (Spring National…

  • Upcoming Events Nov 22-Dec 7 2013

    Hi FAS members, Mark your calendars! We have many requests to show new star gazers the night sky!! Pick one or more! Two are even on the same night! You can reply to me, or the contact person indicated (cc’d in this email) for more info. Date: Friday, November 22 (this Friday!) Event: 4th annual…

  • Sci Works – Scout Events

    Attention All Club Members: At the last meeting, I mentioned Scout events at SciWorks for Tiger, Cub, and Webelo scouts. The dates are March 1, 8, and 15. Activities will run from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM, but there will not be continuous activities for the whole four hours (you will have some down time).…

  • Public Viewing /Yadkin County Park Feb 21st

    Paul Wooten to all A big Thank You to the members who came out tonight to the Yadkin County Park and helped with the star party for the Yadkinville Elementary School students. Reports have attendance at 150-200 students and parents. We only got to see the moon for a while but the kids and parents were…