Our March meeting will be held on Thursday, March 28. We meet at 7:00 pm for general discussion, and the presentation begins at 7:30 pm. The presenter for this month is Corinne Carter, who will be giving a talk entitled "From Ada Lovelace to Grace Hopper: Pioneering Women of Information Technology" in honor of Women's… Read More »Monthly Meeting
Our April meeting will be held on Thursday, April 25. We meet at 7:00 pm for general discussion, and the presentation begins at 7:30 pm. We will meet this month to share stories and pictures of our experiences of the solar eclipse. While about 225 people gathered at the Greenbelt Observatory to watch the partial… Read More »Monthly Meeting
The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will hold its May meeting on Thursday, May 30, at the Greenbelt Community Center. The speaker will be Agnes Conaty, who will give a presentation entitled "Citizen Science and the GLOBE Program." We meet at 7:00 pm for general discussion, and the presentation begins at 7:30 pm. The presentation is… Read More »Monthly Meeting
For our Annual Summer Film Festival, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will present Woman in Motion, the story of how Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols became a spokesperson for NASA and recruited a new generation of diverse, aspiring astronauts. The showing will be Thursday, June 27, at 7:00 pm in Room 114 of the Greenbelt… Read More »Monthly Meeting
Green Bank 100-Meter Radio TelescopePhoto credit: Kevin A. Wilson The speaker for our July meeting will be Dr. Patrick A. Taylor of the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia. He will be speaking on the topic of planetary radar astronomy. The meeting will be on July 25 at the Greenbelt Community Center. We gather for… Read More »Monthly Meeting
The meetings of the Astronomical Society of Greenbank are generally held on the last Thursday of each month. We meet at 7:00 pm for general discussion, and the presentation begins at 7:30 pm. Our speakers include NASA scientists and engineers, local experts from organizations such as the Smithsonian and the Applied Physics Lab, and club… Read More »Monthly Meeting
The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will meet at 7:30 pm on Thursday, October 31, in Room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center. ASG member Sue Bassett will speak on “The Spooky Origins of Hubble Class Space Telescopes.” The meeting is free and open to the public. We meet for casual conversation at 7:00 pm, and… Read More »Monthly Meeting
Our November meeting will be on Thursday, November 21. Dr. Jay Lockman of Green Bank Observatory will speak on SETI (the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence). The event will open at 7:00 pm for informal conversation, with Dr. Lockman's talk beginning at 7:30 pm. The events are held at the Greenbelt Community Center. We encourage visitors… Read More »Monthly Meeting
Weather permitting, we will hold a free star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to the public to view the wonders of the heavens.
ASG member Joseph Grikis will give a presentation entitled “The Most Famous Astronomer You Never Knew” at 7:30 pm on January 30, 2025, at the Greenbelt Community Center. Without giving away the identity of the mystery scientist, suffice it to say the individual was a highly talented and historically under-appreciated star gazer, physicist, and mathematician.… Read More »Monthly Meeting
Weather permitting, we will hold a free star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to the public to view the wonders of the heavens.
In observance of Black History Month, the topic of our February meeting is Benjamin Banneker, the first prominent Black scientist in the United States. Kevin A. Wilson, PhD, will deliver a presentation on the life, work, and significance of Banneker, who was an astronomer. The events are held at the Greenbelt Community Center. We encourage… Read More »Monthly Meeting