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Equipment for Loan

The equipment below is property of the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt. Dues-paying members of the Society are eligible to check out the equipment for personal use. The loan period is six months, after which you may renew the loan, providing no one else is waiting for it. A deposit in the form of a check is required for some of the items. The check will be returned to you when you return the equipment.

13 Inch Dobsonian
13-Inch Dobsonian
8 Inch Schmidt–Cassegrain
8-Inch Schmidt–Cassegrain
17 Inch Dobsonian
17-Inch Dobsonian
6 Inch Newtonian
6-Inch Newtonian
Wooden Tube Newtonian
Wooden Tube Newtonian

Free Equipment

The equipment below has been given to the Society by members who no longer need it. It is available to anyone who meets the criteria. Some members specify conditions for distribution, such as “free to ASG members” or “free to anyone.”

50mm Comet Scanner
Vivitar Refractor
76mm Newtonian
Tripod with Altazimuth Mount
Tripod with Equatorial Mount

Books and Magazines

The Society Library

These books are available for loan to Society members. Some may have been recently borrowed and are not due back yet, in which case you can request to be put on a reservation list. The borrower will be notified that someone is waiting. You may borrow the books for six months, after which you will be asked to renew the loan.

  • Wernher Von Braun, Frederick I. Ordway III, and Dave Dooling, Space Travel: A History, 4th ed. (1985). Previously published as History of Rocketry & Space Travel.
  • Jack Newton and Philip Teece, The Guide to Amateur Astronomy (1988).
  • Kenneth R. Lang, Astronomical Formulae: A Compendium for the Physicist and Astrophysicist, 2nd corrected and enlarged ed. (1986).
  • Clark R. Chapman and David Morrison, Cosmic Catastrophes (1989).
  • Dave Heiserman, Radio Astronomy for the Amateur (1975).
  • Iain Nicolson, Astronomy: Exploring the Night Sky (1970).
  • Michel Petit, Variable Stars (1982).
  • Kenneth L. Franklin, ed., Glossary of Terms Frequently Used in Radio Astronomy (American Institute of Physics).
  • Donald H. Menzel and Jay M. Pasachoff, A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets, Peterson Field Guide Series (1983).
  • Jay M. Pasachoff, Astronomy, Peterson First Guides (1988).
  • Jean Texereau, How to Make a Telescope, (1963 ed).
  • Mayall–Wyckoff–Polgreen, The Sky Observer’s Guide.
  • Charles A. Whitney, Whitney’s Star Finder (1978).
  • Bron Preiss, ed., The Planets (1985).
  • Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus, Five Millenium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2009).
  • Patrick Moore, The Moon (1981).
  • Storm Dunlop and Anthony Ruekl, eds., The Astronomer’s Manual: A Guide to the Stars, Planets, and Constellations (1989).