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  • Young Astronomers Newsletter January 2019

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 27 Number 1 January 2019 By Bob Patsiga In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: The international committee that governs weights and measures have re-established the standard for the kilogram. What are they goign to use now? The Voyager 2 spacecraft, launched in 1977 has…

  • Pilot Mountain State Park Observation for Comet 46/P Wirtanen

    Pilot Mountain State Park Observation for Comet 46/P Wirtanen Update 12/28: The observation for tomorrow night has been cancelled due to poor weather conditions. The clouds are just going to be too thick and there is a chance for rain during the observation hours. The comet will still be visible for the next week or…

  • FAS Calendar of Events – 2019 posted; December 2018 FAS Meeting

    Another year has passed and we here at the FAS would like to thank everyone that came out to any of our events this past year. With the weather being as it has been, we have had more cancellations this past year than any in recent memory. The public’s enthusiasm when the weather cooperated was…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter December 2018

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 12 December 2018 By Bob Patsiga       In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: A synopsis and updates for twenty-one of NASA’s recent and ongoing missions. How astrophysicists at the University of California at Santa Cruz are using the Hubble Space Telescope…

  • November 2018 FAS Meeting

    Wednesday November 14th, 7:30 pm at Kaleideum North the Forsyth Astronomical Society will have its regularly scheduled monthly meeting. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission, the program for the FAS November meeting is a documentary video entitled Earthrise, by Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee. This film combines archival footage and current-day interviews with the Apollo…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday November 10th

    Update 11/9: We are a GO for the Pilot Mountain observation. The weather is forecast to be some of the clearest skies we have had for the observation in a couple of years now BUT the same front that is bringing those clear skies is also bringing MUCH cooler weather. The temperature for the surrounding…

  • FAS Annual Telescope Workshop Saturday November 10th

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society will host our annual Telescope Workshop at Kaleideum North in Winston-Salem on Saturday November 10th from 1 pm-4 pm. If you’ve been thinking of getting gear to get started in astronomy or you have gear but need experienced advice on how to better operate it, or are looking to upgrade, we have you covered. Come join…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter November 2018

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 11 November 2018 By Bob Patsiga       In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: Updates on the JAXA mission to asteroid Ryugu. An interesting discovery revealed by the Cassini mission to Saturn. An exciting new dual mission to planet Mercury. An…

  • Camper Observation at Stone Mountain State Park 11/3

    Update 11/2: We are a GO for the observation. The forecast is calling for clear skies and mid 50’s falling to mid 40’s by the end of the observation. Dress warm and come on out and enjoy the night sky. Saturday November 3rd, the Forsyth Astronomical Society will host an observation at Stone Mountain State…