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Garth Newel Emerging Artist Showcase
FREE! Wednesday, July 31st. Concert at 7:00 PM. Public Reception to follow. Music comes to the Observatory from the Garth Newel Music Center in Warm Springs, Virginia! The Emerging Artist Fellowship Program is a four-week, intensive chamber music program for string players and pianists ages 18-28. These highly competitive fellowships are awarded to dedicated instrumentalists…
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July Monthly Star Party
FREE! Saturday, July 6th at 9:30 PM. Please check in at the Science Center. Doors will open 15 minutes before we start. If weather allows, Green Bank Observatory staff will treat you to views of the night sky! Viewing will last for up to 2 hours, but please arrive within the first hour. The star…
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August Monthly Star Party
FREE! Saturday, August 31 at 8:45 PM. Please check in at the Science Center. Doors will open 15 minutes before we start. If weather allows, Green Bank Observatory staff will treat you to views of the night sky! We will begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we…
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Monthly Star Party
FREE! Saturday, June 8th at 9:00 PM. Please check in at the Science Center. Doors will open 15 minutes before we start. If weather allows, Green Bank Observatory staff will treat you to views of the night sky! We will begin in the auditorium with an indoor tour of this month’s night sky before we…
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October Observer Training Workshop
October 8 – 10, 2024 – Virtual GBT Observer Training Workshop The GBT Training Workshop will include three days of intensive instruction on how to observe with the Green Bank Telescope. Applications will be open from June 7 – September 6, 2024, and applicants will be informed of their acceptance by September 20. Remember, this…
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Spring Internal Symposium
The Spring Internal Symposium takes place at the Green Bank Observatory May 13-14. It is designed to highlight research by the staffs of the GBO and NRAO-CV. The symposium will take place in the Jansky Auditorium from Monday morning May 13, ending with lunch on Tuesday May 14. A tour of the GBT may be…
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Eclipse Viewing Party 2024
You are cordially invited to join us for an unforgettable experience – a Solar Eclipse Viewing Party at the Green Bank Observatory on Monday April 8th! As the moon aligns with the sun, casting its shadow over the Earth, we invite you to witness this awe-inspiring phenomenon in the company of fellow astronomy enthusiasts! No…
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SETI Tour
Celebrate Green Bank’s historic role in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence with a rare opportunity to see inside our historic telescopes and speak with one of our radio astronomers in person! We begin where it all started, in the control room of the 85-foot telescope used by Frank Drake in the original search, Project Ozma.…