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  • March 2014 FAS Meeting

    Hi FAS folks: Our next meeting will be tomorrow, Tuesday, March 25, at 7:30 PM at Sci-Works. This month’s program has been re-scheduled from our snowed-out January meeting. The program’s theme is Type 1a supernovas, presented by Brad Barlow, Assistant Professor of Astrophysics at High Point University. Type 1a supernovas are important tools for determining…

  • Pilot Mountain Tonight – March 1, 2014

    Just a quick reminder that FAS will be on the top of Pilot Mountain State Park, NC. tonight. The forecast is for cloudy skies during the day, but clearing by evening. So let’s hope for the best. But keep watching your email just in case the situation changes. Remember that it is always colder (and…

  • PIlot Mountain this Saturday

    Hi FAS people: After missing last weekend (and, alas, a very nice clear sky last Saturday night), we are trying again for our public observation at Pilot Mountain this Saturday, March 1.  The current forecast is tricky.  It calls for cloudy skies most of the day Saturday, but clearing by the evening.  Obviously, this can…

  • The Young Astronomers Newsletter March2014

    The Young Astronomers Newsletter The Young Astronomers Newsletter Volume 22 Number 4 March 2014 By Art Gormley  

  • Tri-Star at GTCC March 1, 2014

    Sears Applied Technologies Center Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown, NC Saturday 1 March 2014 Pre-TriStar Shapley Lecture by Western Kentucky Univ. Astronomer Gordon Emslie Friday, 28 February, 7:00 p.m. More information.    The Triad Starfest, *Tri*Star* for short, is a gathering of astronomers of all types, from novice to professional, for a full day of…

  • February 2014 FAS Meeting

    Our February speaker, Jonathan Ward, is no stranger to FAS club members. Previously he delighted us with 3D images of Mars, and led us on an exploration of Saturn through images returned by the Cassini spacecraft. Jonathan is currently working on a book entitled “All Systems Go!” about the largely-forgotten people of Kennedy Space Center…

  • Pilot Mountain – Observation – March 1, 2014

    The observation will be March 1, 2014 not the February date posted before. Check back as we post possible cool objects to see. Come join Forsyth Astronomical Society at Pilot Mountain State Park for an evening of view the night sky, it is a great time of the year for viewing the wonder of the…

  • LED technology and Light Pollution

    NCDARK and FAS members, Looks as if the lighting industry may be waking up to something we’ve known for many years.  Lighting Engineer Terry McGowan states that “light is a drug”. Here’s the link:  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/technology/personaltech/leds-change-thinking-about-the-light-bulb.html?emc=edit_tnt_20140205&tntemail0=y&_r=0   Priscilla

  • VP Bruce Mellin in the News for Comet ISON picture

    VP in the News Bruce Mellin Comet ISON