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Public Solar Observation at The Forsyth County Central Library (Saturday, August 17 from 10 AM to Noon)
WEATHER UPDATE: Conditions should be mostly sunny on Saturday morning, this event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a public solar observation at…
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August 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, August 14)
Please join us for the August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, August 14. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum…
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The Forsyth Astronomical Society Needs You…
With the opening of Kaleideum at its new downtown location, we have lost our primary urban observing site. Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks) is no longer…
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Atoms and Molecules
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 7. We all were taught that things are made up of molecules, which, in turn, are made up of…
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That’s a wrap! The June 2024 Solar Observation at Kaleideum
On June 22, 2024, members of FAS were out at Kaleideum observing the Sun. Around 50 people joined us on a nice clear day (in…
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That’s a wrap! The May 2024 Solar Observation at Pilot Mt.
On May 25, 2024, members of FAS were out a Pilot Mountain observing the Sun. Around 50 people joined us on a nice clear day…
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The Summer Night Sky
It’s summer. It’s hot and it gets dark late, but there are still some wonderful objects to view in the night sky this time of…
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July 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, July 10)
Please join us for the July meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, July 10. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum…
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Asteroid Day – Sunday, June 30, 2024
It’s almost upon us! No, it’s not an asteroid…It’s Asteroid Day! 66 million years ago, asteroid day wasn’t much fun for the dinosaurs. Just recently,…
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Happy Summer Solstice!
Today, June 20th 2024 at 4:51 pm, is the Summer Solstice (during a Leap Year) and officially the beginning of Summer.
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How to Pronounce It
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 32, Number 6. Astronomical names are not always the easiest to pronounce. Many are derived from Latin, Greek, or another more…
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2024 T Coronae Borealis Nova
It might be coming soon to the night sky near you. Yes, it is the 2024 T Coronae Borealis Nova. No, we don’t expect a…