Priscilla Ivester

  • March 2017 FAS Meeting

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host their next monthly meeting on March 28th at 7:30 PM at Kaleideum (formerly Sciworks) in Winston-Salem. The presentation for this month will be given by club VP Priscilla Ivester on obsolete constellations – “Constellations then and now”. Come join us for what surely will be an interesting topic. Following…

  • July 2016 FAS Meeting

    This month’s meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be on July 26th at 7:30pm at Sciworks. The presentation will be given by club VP Priscilla Ivester on the “Harvard Computers”, an often overlooked group of gifted female mathematicians who did the majority of the astronomical calculations for the predominately male dominated field. These ladies’ contributions and skill…

  • August 2015 FAS Meeting

    The August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society is this Tuesday, August 25th, at 7:30 pm at SciWorks. The program is Crepuscular Sights and will be presented by FAS VP Priscilla Ivester.

  • The Stars Need Our Help

    The night sky!

  • 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…

  • LED technology and Light Pollution

    NCDARK and FAS members, Looks as if the lighting industry may be waking up to something we’ve known for many years.  Lighting Engineer Terry McGowan states that “light is a drug”. Here’s the link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/technology/personaltech/leds-change-thinking-about-the-light-bulb.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140205&tntemail0=y&_r=0   Priscilla

  • Corridors of Light – A CCC Presentation

    Important information for all who enjoy the night sky. Facebook – links: Event: Corridors of Light – A CCC Presentation Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at 6:30pm University of North Carolina School of the Arts Winston-Salem, North Carolina Facebook Page: Creative Corridors Coalition I will be speaking briefly during this presentation about light pollution. Information on…