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… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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. Ramin is an assistant research scientist working for the University of Maryland,… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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… Read More »Monthly Meeting
The Astronomical Society of Greenbelt will have its traditional Solstice potluck on Thursday, December 14, in room 114 of the Greenbelt Community Center. Bring food and conversation to share. There are no assigned dishes—that's the "luck" part of potluck. The start time is 7:00 pm, but the room will be available at 6:30 to allow… Read More »Solstice Party
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. While… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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." We gather at 7:00 for informal discussion, and the lecture begins at 7:30. The meeting will also be streamed… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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. This month's meeting with feature Dr. Louth "Lu" Chou,… Read More »Monthly Meeting
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… Read More »Monthly Meeting