{"id":22874,"date":"2026-02-27T07:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/?p=22874"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:21:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T12:21:15","slug":"march-2026-fas-meeting-wednesday-march-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/march-2026-fas-meeting-wednesday-march-11\/","title":{"rendered":"March 2026 FAS Meeting (Wednesday, March 11)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"\">Please join us for the March meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, March 11. The meeting will be held at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/kaleideum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kaleideum<\/a> &#8211; located at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">The program will be <em>An Overview&nbsp;of Planetary Imaging Techniques<\/em> by FAS member Lewis Weinstock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"\">There are few things more rewarding in astrophotography than imaging the planets. However planetary imaging presents a much different challenge in terms of telescopic hardware and image processing than deep sky work. We will contrast these approaches with a focus on the image acquisition and handling techniques needed to create impressive images of bright targets like Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">You don\u2019t have to be a member to attend. If you\u2019re curious and have an interest in astronomy and the universe, come on out! Of course, you can come just for the donuts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" data-attachment-id=\"8908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/monthly-meeting-instagram-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Monthly Meeting Instagram\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?resize=1080%2C1080&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8908\" style=\"width:350px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Monthly-Meeting-Instagram.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<p class=\"\">The doors to the building will open at 7:00 pm. The doors will reman locked. Someone will be there to let you in.<br><br>We will meet in the 1st floor La STEAM B room. Enter through the side entrance (Members and Group entrance on the left). Go straight ahead into the meeting room.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.34%\">\n<p class=\"\">When leaving, go out through the same side door and make sure the door is closed tightly behind you.<br><br><strong>Please DO NOT wander throughout the building &#8211; The exhibits are NOT open<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-attachment-id=\"11582\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/april-2024-meeting-wednesday-april-17\/img_7845\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1710669876&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0074074074074074&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7845\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?resize=2560%2C1920&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11582\" style=\"width:337px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7845-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<p class=\"\">There is no onsite parking, but after 5:00 PM and on weekends, all on-street parking is free (even with the new parking system downtown). The nearest on-street parking is on Third Street in front of the building and on Liberty Street. There are paid decks nearby, with the closest one being Liberty Plaza just south of the museum with entrances on Town Run Lane and Liberty Street.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nc-winston-salem.civicplus.com\/DocumentCenter\/View\/17998\/DT-parking-2022\">Here is a parking map of downtown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"11430\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/directions-kaleideum\/img_7778\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1710329954&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013661202185792&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7778\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7778-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"11557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/directions-kaleideum\/img_7818\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone XR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1710668222&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0046948356807512&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7818\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/IMG_7818-scaled.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/kaleideum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Directions to Kaleideum<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/club-meeting-information-2\/\">FAS Monthly Meetings<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/fas-members-astrophotography\/\">FAS Member Astrophotography<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join us for the March meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, March 11. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum &#8211; located at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC. The program will be An Overview&nbsp;of Planetary Imaging Techniques by FAS member Lewis Weinstock. There are few things [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":22878,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[6],"tags":[451,1001],"class_list":["post-22874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-monthly-meeting","tag-fas-monthly-meeting","tag-march-2026"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/March-2026-Meeting.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2VHcz-5WW","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22874"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23600,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22874\/revisions\/23600"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fas37.org\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}