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Monthly Meeting: What is a Planet?

Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Indy Kochte of The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, who has worked on both the MESSENGER Mercury orbiter project and the New Horizons Pluto Flyby mission, will present a thought-provoking talk on what exactly defines a planet.  In light of the IAU's controversial demotion of Pluto, this should generate a spirited discussion   Our monthly… Read More »Monthly Meeting: What is a Planet?

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party

Monthly Meeting

Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Indy Kochte's presentation has been rescheduled for February 26th. We are working on getting another presenter for this month. Our monthly meetings are usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Our speakers are drawn from all around the country, including experts from NASA, the Smithsonian, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and other scientific… Read More »Monthly Meeting

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

  Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost.… Read More »Star Party

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party

Monthly Meeting

Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Come back closer to this meeting date for a description of the presentation happening.Our monthly meetings are usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Our speakers are drawn from all around the country, including experts from NASA, the Smithsonian, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and other scientific institutions. Our members also give presentations… Read More »Monthly Meeting

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party

Monthly Meeting

Greenbelt Community Center 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Come back closer to this meeting date for a description of the presentation happening.Our monthly meetings are usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Our speakers are drawn from all around the country, including experts from NASA, the Smithsonian, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, and other scientific institutions. Our members also give presentations… Read More »Monthly Meeting

Star Party

City of Greenbelt Observatory 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, United States

Weather permitting, we will hold a star party at the Greenbelt Observatory. The observatory will be open to visitors to view the wonders of the heavens. People are also welcome to bring their own telescopes to set up for observation. The event is open to members and non-members of all ages at no cost. We… Read More »Star Party