Latest News and Posts
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Earthrise
Just recently the world was saddened to hear that former astronaut Frank Borman had passed away. Borman, along with Jim Lovell and Bill Anders traveled…
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The Case of the Brontosaurus
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 14b. When I was growing up, Brontosaurus was almost as famous as T. rex. However, Othniel Marsh made a…
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The Case of the Velociraptor
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 14a. The dinosaur in the movie Jurassic Park, called Velociraptor, was modeled after another dinosaur named Deinonychus. I guess…
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Meet The Dinosaurs
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 14. In this article, we’ll focus on several individual dinosaurs and tell you a little more about them. As…
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Public Observation at Kaleideum North on Saturday, December 30, 2023
WEATHER UPDATE: Saturday’s daytime clouds are forecasted to dissipate after sunset. The public observation at Kaleideum North will take place as scheduled. GOODBYE Kaleideum North!…
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CANCELED – Public Observation at Kaleideum North on Saturday, December 16, 2023
WEATHER UPDATE: This event is canceled due to forecasted clouds Saturday night. We will be saying GOODBYE to Kaleideum North, which will close on December…
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Geminids Meteor Shower / December 13-14, 2023
One of the year’s best meteor showers is coming up on the night of Wednesday, December 13 through the morning of Thursday, December 14. (Some…
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Telescope for the Holidays?
Is this the year? Will you finally buy that telescope for yourself or for the kids? If so, you might find that it isn’t that…
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Public Observation at Forsyth County Central Library on Thursday, December 14
WEATHER UPDATE: The observation at Central Library will take place as scheduled. The Forsyth Astronomical Society (FAS) is going back to the LIBRARY! FAS will…
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The Classification of Dinosaurs
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 13. As noted in An Introduction to Dinosaurs, Richard Owen (Owen 1842) created the designation Dinosauria meaning “Fearfully great…
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Last chance to visit the Kaleideum North Planetarium
As you may know, Kaleideum North will be closing on December 31, 2023. It will be replaced by a brand new Kaleideum museum downtown on…
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December 2023 Meeting – Thursday, December 7
Please join us for the December 7, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400…