Astronomy Day
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
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Educational Events
October Meeting: The Curious Incident of the Neutron Star Crashing at Night
ZoomDr. 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
November Meeting: Fantastic Beasts and Why You Can’t Find Them
ZoomSue 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
January Meeting: The Legacy of Arecibo’s Planetary Radar System
ZoomAlessondra 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
February Meeting: 3D Computer Models Provided by NASA and Their Use in CAD Programs
ZoomAnwar 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
March Meeting: Women in Astronomy
ZoomAs part of Women's History Month, Corrinne Carter and Sue Bassett will present a talk entitled "The Harvard 'Computers' and the Foundations of Modern Astronomy" (computers was the early 20th… Read More »March Meeting: Women in Astronomy
April Meeting: Amateur Radio Astronomy
Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesKevin A. Wilson, PhD, will be presenting a talk on amateur radio astronomy and the DIY radio telescope he built to study the hydrogen emissions from the Milky Way. This… Read More »April Meeting: Amateur Radio Astronomy
May Meeting: NASA Goddard Sounding Rocket Program
ZoomDr. Aaron W. Breneman of the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center will speak on Goddard's sounding rocket program and the work he's doing on the Endurance rocket to measure the… Read More »May Meeting: NASA Goddard Sounding Rocket Program
ASG Summer Film Festival: The Martian
Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesThe ASG's summer film festival returns with The Martian. This highly popular film stars Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars. Praised for its special effects and mostly accurate… Read More »ASG Summer Film Festival: The Martian
Webb Space Telescope First Images Celebration
Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesThe Astronomical Society of Greenbelt has been chosen as a community partner of NASA to celebrate the release of the first scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope, which… Read More »Webb Space Telescope First Images Celebration
Greenbelt’s Light Bucket: The ASG’s Telescope in the City of Greenbelt Observatory
Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesOn Thursday, August 25, at 7:30 pm, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host Conrad Terrill to present on the telescope in the Greenbelt Observatory.
September Meeting: Getting Students Excited about Space
Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United StatesSelene Willis will be giving a talk entitled "Getting Students Excited about Space." Selene has been a formal science educator for 15 years in public and independent middle and high… Read More »September Meeting: Getting Students Excited about Space