As 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 century name give to the women who worked in astronomy at Harvard). The meeting opens at 7:00 PM for meet and greet, and the presentation… Read More »March Meeting: Women in Astronomy
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. This 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… Read More »April Meeting: Amateur Radio Astronomy
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday, May 7, starting at 9:00 pm.
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. Zoom Meeting Details https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82668864999?pwd=u-R-1AGUYts2Z_HBWqzuYje82x4U9y.1 Meeting ID: 826 6886 4999 Passcode: 513343 Phone Numbers 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) 646 558… Read More »May Meeting: NASA Goddard Sounding Rocket Program
This star party is not hosted by the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt. It is listed here as a courtesy to another club in the Mid-East Region of the Astronomical League. Please consult the event website for the most up-to-date information.
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday evening, May 28, starting at 9:30 pm. We'll be using the observatory's 14-inch telescope to view some of the many galaxies currently high in the sky. All are welcome, whether Astronomical Society of Greenbelt members… Read More »ASG Star Party
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday evening, June 18, starting at 9:30 pm. We’ll be using the observatory’s 14-inch telescope to view some of the many objects currently high in the sky. All are welcome, whether Astronomical Society of Greenbelt members… Read More »ASG Star Party
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday evening, June 25, starting at 9:30 pm. We’ll be using the observatory’s 14-inch telescope to view some of the many objects currently high in the sky. All are welcome, whether Astronomical Society of Greenbelt members… Read More »ASG Star Party
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… Read More »ASG Summer Film Festival: The Martian
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: A short talk about the Webb Telescope… Read More »Webb Space Telescope First Images Celebration
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday evening, July 23, starting at 9:30 pm. We’ll be using the observatory’s 14-inch telescope to view some of the many objects currently high in the sky. All are welcome, whether Astronomical Society of Greenbelt members… Read More »ASG Star Party