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 astronomy enthusiasts, groups, and professionals. The day is observed in the spring and the fall. Astronomy Day in the spring always falls on a Saturday… 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 Sumeria, Babylon, and Assyria. An overview of these texts will be provide, followed by a more in-depth discussion of observations of Venus from the 17th… 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, Stellarium, and Microsoft Flight Simulator. New features in Universe Sandbox include the ability to model climate and cloud cover more accurately. The graphics quality in… 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 Ahrens, Postdoctoral Fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Dr. David Levy, science writer and amateur astronomer, who has discovered multiple comets and minor planets Conal Richards, founder… 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 more details. Please note that this event is not hosted by the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt. It is listed here as a courtesy to another… 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 considerations, and the present state of physics regarding all this. Dark matter has been hypothesized by astrophysicists to account for galactic motions which cannot be… 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 free and open to the public. Join the Zoom meeting.
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 astronomy enthusiasts, groups, and professionals. The day is observed in the spring and the fall. Astronomy Day in the spring always falls on a Saturday… Read More »Astronomy Day