Latest News and Posts
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CANCELED – Annular Solar Eclipse observation on October 14 at Kaleideum North
Saturday’s forecast calls for rain ending midday with clouds persisting all afternoon. Our public eclipse observation at Kaleideum North is canceled. The Sun will go…
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October 2023 Meeting – Wednesday October 11
Please join us for the October 11, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400…
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Public Solar Observation at King Central Park on Saturday, September 30 from 10 AM to Noon
The sky should be mostly clear Saturday morning. This event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a public solar observation at King Central…
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CANCELED – Public observation at Stone Mountain on Saturday, September 23
Due to clouds and rain from the approaching coastal weather system, our public observation at Stone Mountain on September 23 is canceled. On Saturday, September…
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Light Pollution in 2023
The night sky is one of the most spectacular scenes in nature, if you can see it. Unfortunately, artificial light gets in the way. We…
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The Rise of the Vertebrates
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 11. The Earth’s history is described by geologic time, which is broken into eons, eras, periods, and epochs. The…
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A History of the Earth (Geologic Time)
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 10. The history of the Earth is described by geologists using something call Geologic Time. This is a timeline…
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September 2023 Meeting – Wednesday September 13
Please join us for the September 13, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400…
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CANCELED – Public Observation at Kaleideum North on August 26, 2023
The forecast continues to indicate unsettled conditions for tonight, with at least a 50% chance of clouds and thunderstorms. Our public observation at Kaleideum North…
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The Making Of The Atomic Bomb
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 9. Physics drives the cosmos. Okay, there is a lot of chemistry going on as well. But astrophysics is…
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Perseids Meteor Shower – August 12-13, 2023
One of the year’s best meteor showers will take place on the night of Saturday, August 12 and into the morning of Sunday, August 13.…
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August 2023 Meeting – Wednesday August 9
Please join us for the August 9, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400…