GB NRAO Open House
October 21, 12:00-5:00 PM
Agenda
INFORMATION/ANNOUNCEMENTS:
ScienceCenter MainLobby
Get your maps, agendas, and tickets for tours
DEMONSTRATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Comet Making and Liquid Nitrogen Demos-Find out what Comets are made of! Experience the extreme cold of Liquid Nitrogen!
Location: ScienceCenterStar Party Patio
Star Lab– View the Night Sky in a Planetarium Balloon!
Location: ScienceCenter Star Lab Classroom.Tickets Required.
Celestial Designs Face Painting
Location: ScienceCenter: Beside StarLab Classroom
Make and Take Activities: Make a Constellation, Star Wheel, Pocket Solar System
Location: ScienceCenterClassroom
Ask an Astronomer – Here’s your chance to ask your question about anything astronomical!
Location: Science Center Exhibit Hall
Solar Viewing - Take a safe look at the sun with special telescopes!
Location: ScienceCenter Star Party Patio
EXHIBITS/TOURS:
Computer Science Exhibit/Demos- Find out how we control the Green Bank Telescope!
Location: ScienceCenter Computer Lab. Tickets required.
GBT Control RoomTours- Join astronomers in the GBT control room. Tickets required.
Location:Tourswill begin in the Jansky Lab Lobby.
Radio Frequency Interference–Test your digital camera and other devices for spurious radio transmissions.
Location: OutsideScienceCenter.
Electronics LabTours- See how we build receivers and detectors for the GBT.
Location: Jansky Lab First Floor
Machine Shop Tours- See the machinists make parts with our computer controlled machines!
Location: Machine Shop
GBTTours - Our staff will take you inside the gate for a closer look at the GBT.
Bus stops at ScienceCenter, Jansky Lab Lobby and Machine Shop.Tickets required.
Astronomy Talks - Take a break from the tours and activities and learn about the Universe!
Location: ScienceCenter Auditorium
TIMEPRESENTERTOPIC
12:30 PMDr. Jay LockmanTour of the Radio Universe
1:30PMDr. Bob RoodSearch for Unicorns & Extraterrestrial Civilizations
2:30 PMDr. Dale Frail Mysterious Flashes from the Edge of the Universe
4:15 PMDr. Frank GhigoThe Early Daysof NRAO
NRAO Scavenger Hunt - Complete a radio astronomy scavenger hunt, and you could win a prize- including a telescope! When you’re done, see Arlene at the ScienceCenter front desk for your ticket.
Drawings will take place at 4:00 PM in the ScienceCenter Auditorium.