Latest News and Posts
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Public Solar Observation at Pilot Mountain State Park (Saturday, May 25 from 10 AM to Noon)
WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place. Conditions are not ideal, but should be good enough to get some solar views. FAS will hold a…
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Public Solar Observations This Summer
During the summer scheduling observations of the night sky is somewhat problematic because of the long days and short nights. It just gets dark too…
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Black Hole Visualizations
The folks at NASA’s Goddard Flight Center just published two interesting videos about black holes. “New NASA Black Hole Visualization Takes Viewers Beyond the Brink.”…
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May 2024 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, May 8)
Please join us for the May meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday, May 8. The meeting will be held at the new Kaleideum…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Spring Night Sky
Winter is over and the leaves on the trees are starting to come out. The flowers are blooming, and the birds are chirping. It’s still…
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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…
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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…
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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…