Forsyth Astronomical Society

08/31/2026

Please join us for the September meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, September 9. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum - located at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC.

Please join us for the September meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, September 9. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum – located at 120 West 3rd Street downt…

08/25/2026

If you can observe only one celestial event in the evening this August, see this one.
The Moon slides through a deep partial eclipse
In the late evening hours on August 27 and into the early morning hours on August 28, the brilliant full moon slides into Earth's shadow.
• Even though the partial umbral eclipse begins at 9:33 pm CDT on Aug 27, any dark bite might not be noticed for another 5 minutes.
• At and near mid eclipse, many stars will the visible, ones that weren’t seen before the eclipse started.
• At mid eclipse (11:42 pm CDT Aug 27) when 93% of the moon lies in the umbral shadow, what color is the moon? How red is it?
• Do you notice that the shadow's edge is not straight, but curved?

08/25/2026

Twenty years ago something happened that made many people mad. Pluto was removed from the list of official planets and became a dwarf planet.

Twenty years ago something happened that made many people mad. Pluto was removed from the list of official planets and became a dwarf planet. Pluto, as you might know, used to be a planet. In fact,…

08/24/2026

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is the next space telescope from NASA. It is scheduled to launch in the next few days.

Scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026 at 07:26 am EDT is the next space telescope from NASA. It is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Check in with NASA for more details. This is next in the l…

08/14/2026

On the evening of Thursday August 27, 2026, there will be an eclipse of the Moon. This will not be a total lunar eclipse, but it will be close at 96% and the Moon will turn a reddish color becoming a “blood moon".

On the evening of Tuesday August 27, 2026, there will be an eclipse of the Moon. This will not be a total lunar eclipse, but it will be close at 96% and the Moon will turn a reddish color. A lunar …

08/13/2026

08/11/2026

One of the year’s best meteor showers, the Perseids, will take place on the night of Wednesday, August 12 into the morning of Thursday, August 13.

One of the year’s best meteor showers, the Perseids, will take place on the night of Wednesday, August 12 into the morning of Thursday, August 13. The Perseids radiate from around the constellation…

08/10/2026

There will be a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 - but it will only visible from Europe. The Northeastern U.S. will experience only a very limited partial eclipse. Unfortunately, it will not be visible from the Winston-Salem area.

There will be a total solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026 – but it will only visible from Europe. The Northeastern U.S. will experience only a very limited partial eclipse. Unfortunat…

07/23/2026

Please join us for the August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, August 12. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum - located at 120 West 3rd Street downtown in Winston-Salem, NC.

Please join us for the August meeting of the Forsyth Astronomical Society at 7:30 pm on Wednesday, August 12. The meeting will be held at Kaleideum – located at 120 West 3rd Street downtown i…

07/18/2026

FAS will hold a public solar observation at Kaleideum (120 West 3rd Street) on Saturday, July 25, from 12 noon to 2 pm. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and solar activity such as sunspots and solar flares.

FAS will hold a public solar observation at Kaleideum (120 West 3rd Street) on Saturday, July 25, from 12 noon to 2 pm. Solar telescopes will be available to safely view the Sun and solar activity …