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  • Public observation at Stone Mountain on Saturday, April 27

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event is canceled due to forecasted heavy cloud cover Saturday night. On Saturday, April 27, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain State Park. It should be dark enough to observe by 9:30 PM. This event is weather-dependent. The post on the FAS Website and the…

  • Astronomical League Resources / Recursos de la Liga Astronómica

    The Astronomical League has just expanded its resource section (Night Sky Tools). You can find monthly maps of the night sky in both English and Spanish. See our Night Sky page for links to many of these charts. They also have several useful handouts, including an eight page introduction to stargazing and the night sky.…

  • Gravity

    FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 4. Objects fall to the ground. That’s the nature of things on the surface of the Earth, and everywhere else. Gravity is something that humankind has been familiar with since ancient times. Drop something and it falls to the floor. Jump up and you end up back on the…

  • The Spring Night Sky

    Here are some notes taken from two earlier FAS Astronomer Blogs. The Night Sky In the Spring, high in the sky, is Leo, the Lion with bright star Regulus. If you look closely, Leo does look a bit like a lion with Regulus as its heart. The Lion’s head could also be described as a backwards question mark…

  • Peter Higgs

    You might not have noticed it, but Peter Higgs passed away at the age of 94. If you don’t know who Peter Higgs is, you might remember the discovery of the Higgs Boson by the Large Hadron Collider back in 2012. The Higgs (the boson and not Peter), also known as the “god particle”, was…

  • April 2024 Meeting – Wednesday, April 17 (One week later than normal)

    Please join us for the April meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on April 17. This meeting is one week later than normal to accommodate those going to the April 8th Solar Eclipse. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. Again, please note that…

  • What is the JWST Looking At?

    The folks at BBC Sky at Night Magazine just posted a short article pointing out that we can now find out what the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is looking at. Now, it will not give you the great images we see in the news (and below), but it will show you what astronomers are…

  • Comet 12/P Pons-Brooks

    The “Devil Comet” is approaching! It is susceptible to flare-ups, which give it a “horned” shape and the nickname “Devil Comet.” 12/P is currently in the constellation Pisces and near Andromeda. It will move over to Aries in late March, and pass on to Taurus just after mid-April. Look low in the horizon to the…

  • Public observation at Stone Mountain on Saturday, March 30

    WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place as scheduled. On Saturday, March 30, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host a public astronomy observation at Stone Mountain State Park. It should be dark enough to observe by 9:00 PM. The planet Jupiter should be visible if conditions permit. This event is weather-dependent. This post and the…