Astronomy Day
2021-10-09 | MD
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 between mid-April and mid-May and is scheduled so as to occur at or close to the first quarter moon. Astronomy Day in the fall is near the first-quarter moon between mid-September and mid-October.

Orionid Meteor Shower
2021-10-21 | MD
Unfortunately, the full moon coincides with the peak of the Orionids this year, which occurs in the early morning of October 21. The radiant point of the Orionids is the club of the hunter Orion. The Orionids usually produce 10–20 meteors per hour.

October Meeting: The Curious Incident of the Neutron Star Crashing at Night
2021-10-28 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Dr. Maria Hamilton, professor of physics at Marshall University, will present a lecture entitled “The Curious Incident of the Neutron Star Crashing at Night.” Dr. Hamilton is the recipient of a prestigious fellowship from the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research centers on investigating the gravitational waves and the electromagnetic counterparts from binary neutron star mergers.
This event is free and open to the public. The session will open at 7:00 PM for a meet and greet, and the lecture will begin at 7:30 PM.
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Taurid Meteor Showers
2021-11-04 | MD
The two Taurid Meteor Showers last for several weeks before and after their peak dates, but often produce only around 5 meteors per hour, even at their peak. What makes them worth the effort, however, is the fact the they often include a large number of fireballs, extremely bright, long-lasting (1–3 seconds) meteors.
The South Taurids peak on the evening of November 4, with the North Taurids following a week later.

Officers' Meeting
2021-11-16 19:30 - 20:30, 2022-03-14 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom

Leonid Meteor Shower
2021-11-17 | MD
The Leonids usually produce 10–15 meteors per hours. They will peak on the morning of November 17.

November Meeting: Fantastic Beasts and Why You Can't Find Them
2021-11-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Sue Bassett will present a lecture entitled “Fantastic Beasts and Why You Can’t Find Them: An Astronomical View of Ice Age Extinctions.” This event is free and open to the public.
The zoom session will open at 7:00 pm for a meet and greet and technical checks.
The presentation starts at 7:30 pm.
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Geminid Meteor Shower
2021-12-13 | MD
The Geminid Meteor Shower peaks on the evening of December 13, but the best viewing will be toward morning on December 14 after the moon has set. This is one of the most active showers of the year, often producing up to 50 visible meteors per hour in dark areas.

Solstice Party
2021-12-16 19:30 - 21:00 | MD
In December, we have our annual solstice party potluck instead of a regular meeting. Due to COVID-19 and lack of a venue, we are—for the second time—going to have a virtual potluck via zoom. Yes, that is weird, but these are weird times. So let’s gather for dinner via Zoom and share our astronomy-related tales from this year and plans for next year. We welcome anybody interested in astronomy, food, or just chatting about interesting topics.
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Winter Solstice
2021-12-21 10:58 | MD
Winter begins in the northern hemisphere at the winter solstice at 10:58 AM EST on December 21. This solstice occurs when the earth’s north pole is at its maximum tilt away from the sun. The summer solstice for the southern hemisphere occurs at the same time.

Ursid Meteor Shower
2021-12-22 | MD
The Ursids run December 17–26, but even at their peak before dawn on December 22, you should only expect to see 5–10 meteors per hour. To make matters worse this year, the shower will be washed out for much of the night by a waning gibbous moon.

Officers' Meeting
2022-01-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Our officers’ meeting for this month will be on Monday, January 10, at 7:30 pm.

January Meeting: The Legacy of Arecibo's Planetary Radar System
2022-01-27 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
Alessondra Springmann is a planetary science PhD candidate at the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, studying meteorites, comets, and asteroids. She will be discussing her previous work at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico using the megawatt planetary radar system to search for near earth asteroids, as well as the legacy of Arecibo and the future of the observatory.
Alessondra has a BA in astrophysics from Wellesley College and an MSc from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has worked for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, and is an award-winning educator and speaker. In her first years of graduate school, she worked on NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return mission. In her spare time, she hikes, sews face masks, and herds cats. You can find more about Alessondra at sondy.com or twitter.com/sondy.
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Officers Meeting
2022-02-07 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom

February Meeting: 3D Computer Models Provided by NASA and Their Use in CAD Programs
2022-02-24 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
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.
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March Meeting: Women in Astronomy
2022-03-31 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
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 will start at 7:30 PM. All are welcome.
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April Meeting: Amateur Radio Astronomy
2022-04-28 19:30 - 21:00 | Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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 in person or would prefer to watch online, we will be livestreaming the event on Zoom.
Kevin 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.
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ASG Star Party
2022-05-07 21:00 - 23:30 | City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday evening, May 7, starting at 9:00 pm. This will be our first in-person star party since the pandemic started. The moon (first quarter, 41% illuminated) will be high in the sky, along with many galaxies.
All are welcome, whether Astronomical Society of Greenbelt members or not. Visitors are encouraged to set up their own telescopes on the hilltop in front of the observatory. In accordance with Prince George County guidelines, COVID masks are not required.

May Meeting: NASA Goddard Sounding Rocket Program
2022-05-26 19:30 - 21:00 | Zoom
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.
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Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society MegaMeet
2022-05-27 - 2022-05-29 | Pulpit Rock Astronomical Park, Kempton, PA, 19529, United States
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.

ASG Star Party
2022-05-28 21:30 - 23:30 | City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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 or not. Visitors are encouraged to set up their own telescopes on the hilltop in front of the observatory. In accordance with Prince George County guidelines, masks are not required.

ASG Star Party
2022-06-18 21:30 - 23:30 | City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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 or not. Visitors are encouraged to set up their own telescopes on the hilltop in front of the observatory. In accordance with Prince George County guidelines, masks are not required.
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ASG Star Party
2022-06-25 21:30 - 23:30 | City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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 or not. Visitors are encouraged to set up their own telescopes on the hilltop in front of the observatory. In accordance with Prince George County guidelines, masks are not required but are highly recommended.
This star party will can also be viewed via Zoom, where live images from the telescope will be displayed.
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ASG Summer Film Festival: The Martian
2022-06-30 07:00 - 21:30 | Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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.
The film will be shown in Room 103 of the Greenbelt Community Center.

Officers Meeting
2022-07-11 19:30 - 20:30 | MD

Webb Space Telescope First Images Celebration
2022-07-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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 mission and the instruments on board
A video webinar featuring experts from NASA discussing the new images
Educational activities for kids
Free Webb Telescope and NASA swag for everyone

This event is free and open to all, whether members of the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt or not. Everyone is welcome to attend.
After this event, we invite everyone to gather at the Greenbelt Observatory for a star party.

ASG Star Party
2022-07-23 21:30 - 23:30 | City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
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 or not. Visitors are encouraged to set up their own telescopes on the hilltop in front of the observatory. In accordance with Prince George County guidelines, masks are not required.
We encourage people to attend the star party in person, but we will also be simulcasting images from the observatory telescope in real time via Zoom.

ASG Star Party
2022-08-06 21:30 - 23:30 | City of Greenbelt Observatory, 8101 Northway Road, Greenbelt, MD, 20770, United States
Weather permitting, the Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will host a star party at the City of Greenbelt Observatory on Saturday evening, August 6, 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, including the moon, which will be waxing gibbous.
All are welcome, whether Astronomical Society of Greenbelt members or not. Visitors are encouraged to set up their own telescopes on the hilltop in front of the observatory. In accordance with Prince George County guidelines, masks are not required.
We encourage people to attend the star party in person, but we will also be simulcasting images from the observatory telescope in real time via Zoom.
