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  • April 2018 FAS Meeting

    The April meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society will be held this Wednesday, April 11th at 7:30 pm at Kaleidieum North. The program will be by FAS Member Bob Patsiga and will be a bio on one of the preeminent astronomers of the 20th century, Edwin Hubble Following the presentation portion, we will have a brief business/planning…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday April 7th

      Update 4/6: This Pilot Mountain Observation is CANCELLED. It’s hard to believe that we haven’t gotten a single observation at Pilot Mountain this membership year, but that appears to be the reality.  Tomorrow night’s forecast looks awful, with clouds, rain, and perhaps even some snow flurries up on the mountain.  So, we’re cancelled again, and unfortunately…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter April 2018

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 4 April 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: NASA Space Launch System (SLS) engines were given a stringent firing in February. Four RS-25 engines blasted at 113 percent maximum thrust. The SLS has its first flight…

  • March 2018 FAS Meeting

    The Forsyth Astronomical Society Welcomes Dr. Don Ellison Department of Physics, North Carolina State University Where he will present: Nucleosynthesis: The Origin of the Elements Where do elements come from? How are they created? This question has vexed humanity for millennia, spawning ideas such alchemy. However, in the last 60 years science has been able…

  • FAS Pilot Mountain Public Observation Saturday March 10

    Update 3/16: We really wanted to get our public observation at Pilot Mountain tomorrow night because of all the other bad luck we’ve had this past year, but I’m afraid it’s not going to work.  Clouds are rolling in tomorrow, along with the possibility of rain.  So this event is cancelled. But wait, don’t give up yet.  There…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter March 2018

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 3 March 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Feb. 6. This is the largest rocket launched since the days of the Moon missions. The SpaceX…

  • February 2018 FAS Meeting

      Looking for a fun and informative something to do on your Valentine’s date? What better way to celebrate love than in your love of astronomy? Join the Forsyth Astronomical Society on Wednesday February 14 at 7:30 pm, for an out-of-this-world  adventure in the Planetarium at Kaleideum. Our planetarium liaison & club secretary Bruce Gavett will…

  • Young Astronomers Newsletter February 2018

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 26 Number 2 February 2018 By Bob Patsiga     In this month’s edition of the newsletter Bob discusses: Using the Very Long Baseline Array of radio telescopes, astronomers have gotten detailed structure of the far side of the Milky Way Galaxy. The region is over 65,000…

  • Kaleideum North Observation Saturday January 20th

    Update 1/19: We are a go for tomorrow night’s observation. Conditions over today and tomorrow should help tremendously with any left over winter precipitation but PLEASE use your own judgment in getting out. We have many more events planned for the upcoming year. If you can safely, come on out and take in some night…