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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 members. \nThe events are held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240725T190000
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Green Bank 100-Meter Radio TelescopePhoto credit: Kevin A. Wilson \n\nThe 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 informal conversation at 7:00 pm and the talk begins at 7:30 pm. You may also attend the lecture via Zoom. \nDr. Taylor grew up just down the road in Annapolis and Davidsonville\, Maryland. He did his undergraduate work in physics and astronomy at the University of Maryland\, College Park\, and then earned a PhD in astronomy from Cornell University. He spent almost a decade working at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico before moving to the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston\, Texas. He then moved to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) in Charlottesville\, Virginia. He is currently the radar division head for NRAO and the project director for ngRADAR\, a project to put a high-power radar transmitter on the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia. \nZoom Meeting Information\n\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84215108792?pwd=ZHJHWTg5MmdjSzkzZ0FGMVIzY3czdz09\nMeeting ID: 842 1510 8792\nPasscode: 193870
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-7/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240627T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20240625T002647Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T002950Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 Community Center.\nPlease Note: The start time is half an hour earlier than usual because of the length of the movie. Due to licensing restrictions\, this will be an in-person-only meeting. We cannot broadcast the movie over Zoom.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-6/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240530T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20240528T190952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240528T190954Z
UID:1592-1717095600-1717102800@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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.  \nThe presentation is free and open to the public. An online option to participate in the meeting is available via Zoom. \nZoom Info\n\nLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83773732827?pwd=K01UdzVkbkxBbE5pRHhNelMvTzE0UT09\nMeeting ID: 837 7373 2827\nPasscode: 766114
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240425T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20240425T131449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240425T131449Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 eclipse\, some members traveled to see totality. Anyone is welcome to share their story during this meeting. \nThe talk will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public. \nZoom Information\nThe lecture will also be available online for those who wish to participate remotely. \n\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84553674417?pwd=YmlRdHZMQWVqVHA2dmxXNHlWamRXZz09\nMeeting ID: 845 5367 4417\nPasscode: 466958
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-4/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20240327T173348Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240330T132836Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 History Month. \nThe talk will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public. \nZoom Information\nThe lecture will also be available online for those who wish to participate remotely. \n\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84901413280?pwd=YU9la1AwUXZrS0Q4dytiTVJ5b3I3dz09\nMeeting ID: 849 0141 3280\nPasscode: 419697
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T014844Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 members. \nThe events are held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240229T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20240222T182201Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our February meeting will be on February 29. We meet at 7:00 pm for general discussion\, and the presentation begins at 7:30 pm. Our speaker for this month is Ramin Lolachi\, PhD\, who will be discussing the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission. \nRamin is an assistant research scientist working for the University of Maryland\, Baltimore County\, based at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt\, MD. His two main research foci are (1) light scattering at airless bodies like the Moon and asteroids and (2) measuring water vapor in the Martian atmosphere. He has been investigating how dust lofted above the surface of the Moon scatters sunlight to understand natural phenomena such as the mysterious Lunar Horizon Glow and the means of monitoring lunar dust\, a known hazard\, for the next generation of Moon explorers. He is also a part of the DART investigation team. DART is the world’s first planetary defense mission and successfully reduced the orbital period of the asteroid moon\, Dimorphos\, about its parent asteroid\, Didymos\, by colliding with it. His involvement in the mission includes modeling and measuring the amount of light scattered by the impact ejecta in order to characterize the transfer of momentum from the spacecraft to the asteroid—in other words\, to determine how big a “shove” we managed to give it). This allows us to understand how to use the kinetic impactor technique as a means of protecting Earth from a potential future impact. \nThe talk will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public. \nThe lecture will also be available online for those who wish to participate remotely. Use the Zoom link below to attend the meeting. \nZoom Information\n\nLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86278087639?pwd=SmpIRVkrOVgyOTYxMitVTmQ4eFpHQT09\nMeeting ID: 862 7808 7639\nPasscode: 837730
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T014844Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 members. \nThe events are held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240125T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20240123T234754Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240201T014844Z
UID:1505-1706209200-1706216400@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 members. \nThe events are held at the Greenbelt Community Center. The presentations are free and open to the public.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231130T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231128T214925Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our meeting will be held November 30\, 7:00–9:00 pm\, in room 103 at the Greenbelt Community Center. Our speaker this month is Kristen Weaver\, the deputy coordinator for the Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Observer project\, which aims to extend the long-standing citizen-science and science-education program GLOBE to non-school-based audiences.  \nWhile the focus of the total solar eclipse in 2024 for many people will be the amazing astronomical phenomenon\, it is also an opportunity to observe the effect of eclipses on Earth’s atmosphere. Kristin will be speaking on how you can use the GLOBE Eclipse tool as part of GLOBE Observer as a volunteer observer to report on how the eclipse changes atmospheric conditions near you\, especially as related to clouds and air temperature. \nThis meeting will also be streamed via Zoom for those who cannot meet in person. We gather at 7:00 for informal discussion\, and the lecture begins at 7:30. This meeting is free and open to the public. \nZoom Information\n\nJoin online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84572402296?pwd=eXN5S3Rmb3F6aDVhTEY4V3lvbFFDUT09\nJoin via phone: (301) 715-8592\nMeeting ID: 845 7240 2296\nPasscode: 727040
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-11-30/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231026T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20231025T021300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231025T021302Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our October meeting will be held on Thursday\, October 26\, 7:00–9:00 pm\, at the Greenbelt Community Center. ASG member Sue Bassett will give a presentation entitled “The Fermi Paradox\, the Drake Equation\, and Life on Earth.” \nWe gather at 7:00 for informal discussion\, and the lecture begins at 7:30. The meeting will also be streamed via Zoom for those who cannot attend in person. These meetings are free and open to the public. \nJoin the Meeting\n\nOnline: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83060981128?pwd=UTN6WlozTmFxUTFteGU4S292Z1ZLQT09\nBy Phone: (301) 715-8592\nMeeting ID: 830 6098 1128\nPasscode: 127037
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-09-28-3/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230928T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230928T172438Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230928T172439Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will meet at 7:30 pm on Thursday\, September 28\, in Room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center. Tim Hamilton\, Professor of Physics at Shawnee State University will give a presentation entitled “One Year of Astronomy with the James Webb Space Telescope.” Dr. Hamilton is the discoverer of “Hamilton’s Object\,” a unique gravitationally lensed galaxy in the Hubble images. \nThis is a hybrid in-person/Zoom meeting. Dr. Hamilton will be speaking remotely. Our monthly meetings begin with casual conversation and Zoom equipment check at 7:00 pm. There will also be a brief discussion of the October 14 solar eclipse as viewed from Greenbelt. The lecture starts at 7:30 pm. \nZoom Information\nJoin Online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89626413763?pwd=WXp3Z0hNTXR5YlRzN0o1ckRLdWJIdz09 \nJoin by Phone: (301) 715-8592 \nMeeting ID: 896 2641 3763 \nPasscode: 881564
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-09-28-2/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230831T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230829T140126Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Kevin A. Wilson\, PhD\, will give a presentation on astronomical spectroscopy for amateur astronomers. Spectroscopy is the analysis of the light emitted by astronomical objects. He will discuss the concept of spectroscopy\, what we can learn from it\, and how amateurs can do spectroscopy. Kevin is the vice president of the ASG and a life-long amateur astronomer. \nOur monthly meetings begin with casual conversation at 7:00 pm. The lecture starts at 7:30 pm. The meetings are free and open to the public. People may attend in person at the Greenbelt Community Center or online via Zoom. \nJoin on Zoom\nBy computer: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83521167612?pwd=R0owcEVKSTZYTUQraml6ZkJ4aHZ5QT09\nBy phone: (301) 715-8592 \nMeeting ID: 835 2116 7612\nPasscode: 657910
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-08-31/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230727T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230715T153607Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will meet on Thursday\, July 27\, at 7:15 pm (note the earlier start time) in Room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center.  We will be showing the documentary Good Night\, Oppy\, the story of NASA’s Mars rovers “Spirit” and “Opportunity”. Originally planned for 6-month missions\,  “Spirit” functioned for over 6 years and “Opportunity” for an astounding 15 years\, during which time they greatly added to our knowledge of the red planet.\nThe event is free and open to the public.  \nDue to licensing restrictions on the movie\, this will be an in-person-only event\, with no concurrent Zoom meeting.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-07-27/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230622T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230615T035920Z
UID:1189-1687460400-1687467600@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:At our monthly meeting on June 22 at 7:00 pm\, Dr. Kevin P. Hand will deliver a lecture entitled “Alien Oceans on Earth and Beyond.” Due to a conflict\, this meeting will be held a week earlier than our usual last-Thursday-of-the-month slot. This meeting will also be virtual only\, with no in-person meeting at the Greenbelt Community Center. \nThis lecture is free and open to the public. The meeting will begin with casual conversation at 7:00 pm\, and the lecture will start at 7:30 pm. \nLecture Abstract\nWhere is the best place to find living life beyond Earth? It may be that the small\, ice-covered moons of Jupiter and Saturn harbor some of the most habitable real estate in our Solar System. Life loves liquid water and these moons have lots of it. \nThese alien oceans of the outer solar system have likely persisted for much of the history of the solar system and as a result they are highly compelling targets in our search for life beyond Earth. Dr. Hand will explain the science behind why we think we\nknow these oceans exist and what we know about the conditions on these worlds. He will focus on Jupiter’s moon Europa\, which is a top priority for future missions. He will also detail how the exploration of Earth’s ocean is helping to guide our understanding of the potential habitability of worlds like Europa. \nSpeaker Bio\nDr. Hand is a planetary scientist and astrobiologist at NASA’s JPL\, where he directs the Ocean Worlds Lab. His research focuses on the search for life in the solar system\, with an emphasis on Jupiter’s moon Europa. He is helping lead NASA’s Europa Lander mission concept\, and from 2011 to 2016 he served as the deputy chief scientist for Solar System Exploration at JPL. His fieldwork has taken him from the Artic to the Antarctica and to the depths of Earth’s ocean. His book Alien Oceans was recently published by Princeton University Press. \nZoom Information\n\nMeeting URL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89859006757?pwd=aWVkbEV3ekg0d1ZlL0ZROXBYM3BVQT09\nMeeting ID: 898 5900 6757\nPasscode: 382739\nMeeting Phone: (301) 715-8592
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-06-29/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230525T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230519T194342Z
UID:1188-1685041200-1685048400@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our monthly meetings are generally held on the last Thursday of the month\, 7:00–9:00 pm\, at the Greenbelt Community Center. They are also streamed via Zoom for those who cannot meet in person. We gather at 7:00 for informal discussion\, and the lecture begins at 7:30. \nThis month’s meeting with feature Dr. Louth “Lu” Chou\, will speak on “Searching for Life-as-We-Don’t-Know-It on Future Planetary Missions using Mass Spectrometry.” Her research area is agnostic biosignatures\, requiring life detection methods that identify unknowable\, unfamiliar features and chemistry that may represent processes of life as yet unrecognized.  She is also involved in instrument design for future planetary missions that may search for such life.\n \nDr. Chou\, an astrobiologist and organic chemist\, is currently a postdoctoral research associate at the Center for Space Science and Technology at the University of Maryland Baltimore County\, working on the Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite onboard the Curiosity rover in the Planetary Environments Lab at Goddard Space Flight Center. She loves sharing her work with the public. This is a hybrid in-person/virtual event. It is free and open to the public\, in room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center. \nJoin via Zoom\n\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89328647944?pwd=NklWSXRVdEowUWhUUllZMGIzak5pQT09\nPhone: (301) 715-8592\nMeeting ID: 893 2864 7944\nPasscode: 898333
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-05-25/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230427T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230425T160150Z
UID:1187-1682622000-1682629200@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will meet on Thursday\, April 27\, in Room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center. We will gather at 7:00 pm for informal discussion\, and the lecture will begin at 7:30 pm. Drs. Joan and David Dunham will give a presentation on observing occultations. The lecture will be followed by an observing session of a lunar occultation of a ninth-magnitude star. This is a hybrid in-person/virtual event.\n \nOur meetings are free and open to the public.\nJoin the Zoom Meeting\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88925186668?pwd=eVF1TFBpeElUK3pGYnNKVGc3ZnRSUT09\nMeeting ID: 889 2518 6668\nPasscode: 706548\nFind your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdA9ynYmqF
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/monthly-meeting-2023-04-27/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230330T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230117T045837Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T182415Z
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SUMMARY:Monthly Meeting: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
DESCRIPTION:On March 30\, Corrine Carter and Sue Bassett will talk about the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope that is planned for launch in 2027. We will gather at 7:00 for informal discussion\, and the lecture will begin at 7:30. Both Corrine and Sue are officers of the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt. \nOur monthly meetings are generally held on the last Thursday of the month\, 7:00–9:00 pm\, at the Greenbelt Community Center. They are also streamed via Zoom for those who cannot meet in person.  \nThese meetings are free and open to the public. \nZoom Meeting Information\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88980234364?pwd=NWRPb0tNOXhXdE5ydG41OUU0cUhwZz09\nMeeting ID: 889 8023 4364\nPasscode: 723578\nPhone number: (301) 715-8592 or find your local number
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/march-2023-meeting/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230223T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20221106T185037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230223T163144Z
UID:1108-1677180600-1677186000@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:February Meeting: Human-Proximity Exploration of Venus
DESCRIPTION:Our February meeting will be held on Thursday\, February 23. Dr. Kirby Runyon will be presenting a talk on the study of Venus enabled by human proximity This event is free and open to the public. We will gather at 7:00 pm for informal conversation\, and the lecture will begin at 7:30 pm. \nDr. Runyon is a planetary geologist at the Planetary Science Institute and a creative space science consultant at Planetary Experience Consulting. He earned his PhD in planetary geology a The Johns Hopkins University and an MS in the same field from Temple University. Before moving to the Planetary Science Institute\, he was a senior research scientist at the Applied Physics Laboratory. \nThis meeting will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center and streamed live on Zoom. \nJoin Remotely\nZoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84269671814?pwd=czdWbTQ5blZpSzRtU3VPc0xVQVhBZz09\nMeeting ID: 842 6967 1814\nPasscode: 341231\nPhone: (301) 715-8592
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/february-meeting-human-proximity-exploration-of-venus/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230314
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20230216T194050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230216T194050Z
UID:1278-1676419200-1678751999@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:NEO Observation Campaign
DESCRIPTION:The ASG Near-Earth Object Observation Program is partnering with the International Astronomical Search Collaboration (IASC) for a special asteroid search campaign during February and March 2023. Our team was selected from the hundreds of teams worldwide that apply annually to participate in the Find an Asteroid search campaign. \nRead more about the program and how to join on the Near-Earth Object Observation Program page.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/neo-observation-campaign/
LOCATION:MD
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230126T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20221106T190325Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T005351Z
UID:1111-1674759600-1674766800@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:January Meeting: The New Horizons Mission After Pluto
DESCRIPTION:Our January meeting will be held on Thursday\, January 26. Mark “Indy” Kochte will be presenting a talk on what the New Horizons mission has been doing since it left Pluto. This event is free and open to the public. We will gather at 7:00 pm for informal conversation\, and the lecture will begin at 7:30 pm. \nThis meeting will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center and streamed live on Zoom. \nJoin the Zoom Meeting\n\nOnline: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85166282337?pwd=cUs5Vkw3bDJIR1NwY3o0NmxCNk5GUT09\nPhone: 301-715-8592\nMeeting ID: 851 6628 2337\nPasscode: 731055
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/january-meeting-the-new-horizons-mission-after-pluto/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221117T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20221102T155219Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221115T161658Z
UID:1105-1668713400-1668718800@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:November Meeting: Cryovolcanism of Our Solar System
DESCRIPTION:Our November meeting will be held on Thursday\, November 17. Dr. Caitlin Ahrens will be presenting a talk entitled “Pop\, Fizz\, Bang: Cryovolcanism of Our Solar System.” This event is free and open to the public. We will gather at 7:00 pm for informal conversation\, and the lecture will begin at 7:30 pm. \nDr. Ahrens’s research involves remote sensing of icy surfaces and volatile interactions\, including permanently shadowed craters at the lunar poles and cryovolcanism (ice volcanos). Dr. Ahrens also works on several planetary geomorphology projects\, including lava flow morphology\, glaciers\, and caldera formation on Mars\, Ceres\, Titan\, and Pluto. She also has experience in radio astronomy\, seismology\, and high-altitude rocket payloads. \nDr. Ahrens received her BS in physics/astrophysics and geology from West Virginia University in 2015 and a PhD in space and planetary science at the University of Arkansas in 2020. Dr. Ahrens is currently a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow at the Goddard Space Flight Center and a member of the Diviner Science Team with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. In 2018\, she was awarded the Ten Outstanding Young Americans award by the US Junior Chamber for her efforts in science communication and outreach on national and international collaborations. \nThis meeting will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center and streamed live on Zoom.  \nZoom Information\nJoin online: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82253259519?pwd=Z2JJTXVDZUcraWs0WHNhd0wzSTJFZz09 \nJoin via telephone: (301) 715-8592; Meeting ID: 822 5325 9519; Passcode: 153276
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/november-meeting-cryovolcanism-of-our-solar-system/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221027T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20221010T050349Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T183551Z
UID:1092-1666897200-1666902600@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:October Meeting: Don't Look Up! Comet and Asteroid Impacts
DESCRIPTION:The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will have a hybrid in-person and Zoom meeting on Thursday October 27.  ASG member Sue Bassett will be giving a talk entitled “Don’t Look Up! Comet and Asteroid Impacts.”\nThis event is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center and live streamed on Zoom. We will gather for informal chat at 7:00 pm. Sue will begin her talk at 7:30 pm. \nJoin the Zoom Meeting online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83070333301?pwd=azdDZVB5MGNnQldXK0VHWWlmZHNHZz09. \n\nMeeting ID: 830 7033 3301\nPasscode: 981000\n\nJoin by Phone \n\n+13017158592\,\,83070333301#\,\,\,\,*981000# US (Washington\, DC)\n+16469313860\,\,83070333301#\,\,\,\,*981000# US
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/october-meeting-dont-look-up-comet-and-asteroid-impacts/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220929T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20220920T154145Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221010T050414Z
UID:1081-1664434800-1664483400@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:September Meeting: Getting Students Excited about Space
DESCRIPTION:Selene 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 schools. She spent the last year as the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow at NASA\, focusing on equity\, inclusion\, and broadening participation of STEM education for Science Activation projects within NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. She is currently the new deputy director at The Ingenuity Project in Baltimore\, MD. \nSelene holds a BS in biochemistry from Virginia Tech and a MEd from Pace University. Selene is in the final stages of her doctoral degree in science curriculum and instruction at the University of South Florida. Her research examines the use of justice-centered science pedagogy and curriculum development as a path to student critical consciousness. \nThis event is free and open to the public. It will be held at the Greenbelt Community Center and live streamed on Zoom. We will gather for informal chat at 7:00 pm. Selene will begin her talk at 7:30 pm. \nZoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87565896696?pwd=UlFPR1E3Y3NqeXJUUk1zNGx4eXp3UT09
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/getting-students-excited-about-space/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220825T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20220817T014240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220824T045949Z
UID:1057-1661455800-1661461200@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Greenbelt's Light Bucket: The ASG's Telescope in the City of Greenbelt Observatory
DESCRIPTION:The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt welcomes all to hear Conrad Terrill\, chair of the ASG Observatory Committee\, speak on “Greenbelt’s Light Bucket: The ASG’s Telescope in the City of Greenbelt Observatory\,” on Thursday\, August 25\, at 7:30 pm. His talk will cover upgrades over the past few years plus a brief pictorial history of astronomy in Greenbelt and of the installation of the observatory. \nThe talk will take place in Room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center and will also be broadcast live over Zoom. This event is free and all are welcome\, whether members of the Society or not. \nZoom Information\nLink: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89708624814?pwd=ZGljTEQ1ZTRLMTc4b0g0RnBzQmt2dz09 \nMeeting ID: 897 0862 4814 \nPasscode: 068767 \nJoin by Phone: (301) 715-8592
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/greenbelts-light-bucket-the-asgs-telescope-in-the-city-of-greenbelt-observatory/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220723T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220723T170000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20220608T025002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220714T044651Z
UID:642-1658588400-1658595600@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:Webb Space Telescope First Images Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The 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 were revealed on July 12. Our event on July 23 will include activities for people of all ages: \n\nA short talk about the Webb Telescope mission and the instruments on board\nA video webinar featuring experts from NASA discussing the new images\nEducational activities for kids\nFree Webb Telescope and NASA swag for everyone\n\nThis event is free and open to all\, whether members of the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt or not. Everyone is welcome to attend. \nAfter this event\, we invite everyone to gather at the Greenbelt Observatory for a star party.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/webb-space-telescope-first-images-party/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220630T213000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20220622T144026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T144026Z
UID:1018-1656572400-1656624600@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:ASG Summer Film Festival: The Martian
DESCRIPTION:The 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 science\, this 2015 film is PG-13 and has an audience approval rating of 91% on the tomatometer (although potato meter would have been more appropriate here.) Running time is 141 minutes. Due to copyright restrictions\, this will be an in-person only meeting. \nThe film will be shown in Room 103 of the Greenbelt Community Center.
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/asg-summer-film-festival-the-martian/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220526T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20220120T021916Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220526T194355Z
UID:507-1653593400-1653598800@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:May Meeting: NASA Goddard Sounding Rocket Program
DESCRIPTION:Dr. 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 Earth’s global electric potential. \nZoom Meeting Details\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82668864999?pwd=u-R-1AGUYts2Z_HBWqzuYje82x4U9y.1 \n\nMeeting ID: 826 6886 4999\nPasscode: 513343\n\nPhone Numbers\n\n301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)\n646 558 8656 US (New York)\n312 626 6799 US (Chicago)\n253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)\n346 248 7799 US (Houston)\n669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/may-meeting-nasa-goddard-sounding-rocket-program/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220428T210000
DTSTAMP:20260424T004407
CREATED:20220223T223337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T213657Z
UID:544-1651174200-1651179600@greenbeltastro.org
SUMMARY:April Meeting: Amateur Radio Astronomy
DESCRIPTION:Kevin 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. \nThis event is presented in hybrid format. We will be meeting in room 114 at the Greenbelt Community Center. For those who are unable to attend in person or would prefer to watch online\, we will be livestreaming the event on Zoom. \nKevin earned his PhD in Northwest Semitic Philology and Old Testament/Hebrew Bible from The Johns Hopkins University. He also holds  Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees from Yale Divinity School. He has taught at colleges and seminaries in Virginia\, Tennessee\, Iowa\, and Massachusetts\, and spent three years as a professor in Lithuania. He has worked on archaeological excavations in Israel\, Egypt\, and Jordan. Kevin is the director of marketing for the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt. \nThe Zoom session will open at 7:00 pm for an informal chat. The presentation will start at 7:30 pm. \nZoom Meeting Information\n\nURL: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83022058327?pwd=VU1RRC9uMTE0TFpWUlpsSC94UERMUT09\nMeeting ID: 830 2205 8327\nPasscode: 905564\nOne-Tap Mobile: +13017158592\,\,83022058327#\,\,\,\,*905564# US (Washington DC)\n\n 
URL:https://greenbeltastro.org/event/april-meeting-amateur-radio-astronomy/
LOCATION:Greenbelt Community Center\, 15 Crescent Road\, Greenbelt\, MD\, 20770\, United States
CATEGORIES:Educational Events
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