Latest News and Posts
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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…
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Owen Gingerich
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 31, Number 8. Astronomer Owen Gingerich passed away on May 28, 2023 at the age of 93. With his passing, we…
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July 2023 Meeting – Wednesday July 12
Please join us for the July 12, 2023 meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum North (formerly SciWorks), 400…
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That’s a wrap! Solar Observation at Central Library 2023
FAS brought our solar observing equipment out to the Forsyth County Central Library. Click here to learn more about solar observing:
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2023 Supermoons
According to the folks at EarthSky (and they checked with Fred Espenak, formerly of NASA) there will be four successive Supermoons this year on July…