Anwar Al-Mallah, vice president of the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt, will be demonstrating the use of 3D computer models provided by NASA in computer aided design applications (e.g., Blender, formZ, ZBrush) for creating 3D renderings. The Zoom session will open at 7:00 pm for an informal chat. The presentation will start at 7:30 pm. This… Read More »February Meeting: 3D Computer Models Provided by NASA and Their Use in CAD Programs

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

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

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