Pilot Mountain State Park

  • Pilot Mountain State Park – update

    Hi FAS folks: To walk outside this afternoon, it may seem like Spring has arrived. Certainly, it will seem like mid-summer to those fools – er, I mean, brave souls – who were up at Pilot Mountain last week, where temperatures are predicted to be 25° warmer tomorrow compared to last Saturday. More important, the…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park

    Hi FAS people: It took several rounds of telephone tag, but the rangers at Pilot Mountain have finally authorized us to conduct a make-up public observation this Saturday, March 9. While I can’t promise clear skies at this point, it does look fairly certain that it will be significantly warmer up on the top of…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park – update

    Hi FAS folks: There may be a possibility this Saturday to see the comet Panstarr as it begins to move away from the Sun. As Bruce Mellin said in his program last week, this comet could be an outstanding sight with a nice tail, although there continues to be disagreements in the astronomical community about…

  • Pilot Mountain Observation – March 2, 2013

    Hi FAS people: The weather gods are tough. Two weather sites (including the Sky Clock) predict it will turn clear tomorrow night; two others say it will be cloudy. The smart money will be on the latter, but I’m not too smart, so (for the moment) our public observation at Pilot Mountain is on. If…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park – past events

    Past Events November 19, 2011 Sunset: 5:11PM – Asto Dark: 6:40PM (True Dark) No Moon Jupiter – should be a one of the high points of the night Solar viewing before sunset. 2011 Schedule Pilot Mountain: Events Calendar Pilot Mountain public observations for 2011: March 5, 2011 – the night of Tri-Star Canceled Rain Date – March…