Latest News and Posts
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December 2025 FAS Meeting (Thursday, December 4)
Please join us for the December meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Thursday, December 4. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum…
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Project Gemini
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 9. The second phase of America’s road to the Moon began sixty years ago in 1965 with the two-man Gemini…
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CANCELED – Public observation at Pilot Mountain (Friday, November 21)
WEATHER UPDATE: This event is canceled due to predicted cloud cover. On Friday, November 21, 2025, the Forsyth Astronomical Society and the rangers of Pilot…
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November 2025 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, November 12)
Please join us for the November meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, November 12. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum…
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6,000 Exoplanets and counting …
According to the folks at NASA, it’s official. Astronomers have now discovered over 6,000 exoplanets – planets orbiting stars other than the Sun. The race…
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FAS Observatory Director Images all 110 Messier Objects
FAS Observatory Director Dr. Bill Rankin has captured images of all 110 Messier Objects. Messier objects were compiled by Charles Messier back in the 1700s…
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Why is the Sky Blue?
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 8. There are many profound questions in the world of science and astronomy. Some have answers, and some do…
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October 2025 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, October 8)
Please join us for the October meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, October 8. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum…
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WFDD Look Up and Listen (Saturday, October 18)
WEATHER UPDATE: The skies should be clear. This event will proceed as scheduled. The Forsyth Astronomical Society will provide an astronomy observation for WFDD’s Look…
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Public observation at Pilot Mountain (Friday, October 17)
WEATHER UPDATE: This event will proceed as scheduled. There is a chance of high thin clouds. On Friday, October 17, 2025, the Forsyth Astronomical Society…
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Winston-Salem State University Public Observation (Saturday, October 4)
WEATHER UPDATE: All activities will take place as scheduled. The forecast calls for intermittent thin clouds which should not hinder views of the moon. FAS…
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September 2025 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, September 10)
Please join us for the September meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, September 10. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum…