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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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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.…
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Scouts BSA Electronics merit badge weekend
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High Tech Tour
High Tech Tours are offered the 2nd Thursday of every month. $25/person Join an Observatory engineer for an in-depth conversation and behind-the-scenes peek at our electronics lab, telescope receivers, and the GBT control room. See what makes our observatory one of the world’s leading radio telescope facilities! 3:30 p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m. Tour lengths will…
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Amateur Radio Kids day
The Green Bank Science Center is hosting an event for ARRL Kid’s Day to help young radio enthusiasts or novices alike make radio contacts with other kids. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the hobby and see what ham radio is all about. Come check it out! Contacts start at 1 PM.…