Latest News and Posts
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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…
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The Trifid Nebula (M20)
One of the most popular deep-sky objects is The Trifid Nebula (M20 / NGC 6514). It is an emission nebula that shines with both a…
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Public Solar Observation at Forsyth County Central Library (Saturday, September 6 from 10 AM to Noon)
WEATHER UPDATE: This event will take place as scheduled. FAS will hold a solar observation on the front lawn of Forsyth County Central Library (660…
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August 2025 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, August 13)
Please join us for the August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 on Wednesday, August 13. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum…
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One Small Step
56 years ago on July 20, 1969, the lunar module Eagle touched down on the surface of the Moon. A short time later astronaut Neil…
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Pluto
Remember Pluto? It used to be a planet. Pluto was discovered back in 1930 and was considered to be the 9th planet for many years…
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Mars, The Red Planet
FAS Astronomers Blog, Volume 33, Number 7. Other than the Earth, the best-known planet in our Solar System is probably Mars. However, it isn’t a…
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First Images from The Vera C. Rubin Observatory
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory just released its first few images (see “Ever-changing Universe Revealed in First Imagery From NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory.” Vera…