Educational Events

Astronomy Day is a biannual event held in the United States and other countries. It is intended to promote interest in astronomy and interaction between the general public and various… Read More »Astronomy Day

ASG member Kevin A. Wilson will present on ancient Babylonian astronomical texts. Astronomy began in ancient Mesopotamia, and we have a rich record of star catalogues and planetary observations from… Read More »June Meeting: Ancient Babylonian Astronomical Texts

ASG Vice President Anwar Al-Mallah will present the latest updates to the astronomy simulation software he has previously shown to the club. These programs will include Universe Sandbox, Space Engine,… Read More »July Meeting: Astronomy Simulation Software

The 2021 Astronomical League Convention will be held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year's speakers include: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, astrophysicist who discovered pulsars Dr. Caitlin… Read More »Astronomical League 2021 Convention

The 2023 SARA Eastern Conference will be held at the Green Bank Observatory, West Virginia, Sunday through Tuesday, August 20–22. 2023. Visit the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomer's website for… Read More »Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers 2023 Eastern Conference

The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will present material and lead a discussion on the topic of dark matter and related matters, including dark energy, cosmological structure, relativistic and quantum mechanical… Read More »August Meeting: Dark Matters

Dr. Tim Hamilton, professor of physics and director of the Clark Planetarium at Shawnee State University, will present a lecture entitled "Using Gravitational Lenses as Natural Telescopes." This event is… Read More »September Meeting: Using Gravitational Lenses as Natural Telescopes

Astronomy Day is a biannual event held in the United States and other countries. It is intended to promote interest in astronomy and interaction between the general public and various… Read More »Astronomy Day

Dr. Maria Hamilton, professor of physics at Marshall University, will present a lecture entitled "The Curious Incident of the Neutron Star Crashing at Night." Dr. Hamilton is the recipient of… Read More »October Meeting: The Curious Incident of the Neutron Star Crashing at Night

Sue Bassett will present a lecture entitled "Fantastic Beasts and Why You Can't Find Them: An Astronomical View of Ice Age Extinctions." This event is free and open to the… Read More »November Meeting: Fantastic Beasts and Why You Can’t Find Them

Alessondra Springmann is a planetary science PhD candidate at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, studying meteorites, comets, and asteroids.  She will be discussing her previous work at… Read More »January Meeting: The Legacy of Arecibo’s Planetary Radar System

Anwar Al-Mallah, vice president of the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt, will be demonstrating the use of 3D computer models provided by NASA in computer aided design applications (e.g., Blender, formZ,… Read More »February Meeting: 3D Computer Models Provided by NASA and Their Use in CAD Programs