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April Star Party
Enjoy view of West Virginia’s beautiful night sky! If weather allows, Observatory staff will be available to help you look through optical telescopes and identify constellations. Star parties are free, but please sign in at the Science Center. We often begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we…
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March Star Party
Enjoy view of West Virginia’s beautiful night sky! If weather allows, Observatory staff will be available to help you look through optical telescopes and identify constellations. Star parties are free, but please sign in at the Science Center. We often begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we…
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January Star Party
Enjoy view of West Virginia’s beautiful night sky! If weather allows, Observatory staff will be available to help you look through optical telescopes and identify constellations. Star parties are free, but please sign in at the Science Center. We often begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we…
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December Star Party
Enjoy view of West Virginia’s beautiful night sky! If weather allows, Observatory staff will be available to help you look through optical telescopes and identify constellations. Star parties are free, but please sign in at the Science Center. We often begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we…
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Unveiling the particle nature of the dark universe with radio astronomy
Tuesday-Thursday, April 6-8, 2027 Arrivals Monday April 5, departures Friday April 9. No sessions on Monday or Friday. Application deadline: January 15, 2027. Applicants will be informed of their acceptance by February 1, 2027. This program will investigate how radio astronomy may help uncover the particle nature of dark matter and beyond-the-Standard-Model physics. Dark matter…
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2027 Single Dish Summer School
June 27 – July 3, 2027 – Single Dish Summer School (in-person only) — Open to the Scientific Community and presented by the Green Bank Observatory
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October 2026 Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop
October 27-30, 2026 – Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop Registration is now closed. If you have a current GBT project and are in need of training, please contact your project friend. The GBT Training Workshop will include four days of intensive instruction on how to observe with the Green Bank Telescope. Applications will be open…
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Spring Daily Guided Site Tours
Enjoy a guided tour of the Green Bank Observatory campus! Tours begin at 10:00 am, Noon, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm. Your ticket includes a 30-minute presentation in the Science Center Auditorium, followed by a 30-minute tour of the observatory on our radio-quiet bus.