BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P1H REFRESH-INTERVAL:P1H CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU DTSTART:20070101T000000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260919 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260920 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:TRUE SUMMARY:Open House at Green Bank Observatory DESCRIPTION:Spend the day with us at Green Bank Observatory! Join us at the GBO Open House for an action-packed day of free tours\, talks\, and family-friendly activities as we celebrate 70 years of NRAO. Saturday\, September 19\n 1:00 - 5:00 PM (select activities available in morning + evening)\n Green Bank Science Center\n FREE!We're mixing things up a little this year with additional offerings! New this year\, visitors will be able to tour the Control Rooms of the 85-foot Tatel Telescope and the 140-foot Telescope\, which are usually only open during SETI tours. Weather permitting\, there will also be a Star Party in the evening.Buses will start taking visitors down to the GBT starting at 9:30 AM. Other Open House tours and activities will take place between 1-5 PM.Although this event is free\, registration is recommended as certain activities have a limited number of slots: https://shop.greenbankobservatory.org/.../onsi.../open-house---SCHEDULE \n REGISTRATION:\n 9:30 AM - 5 PM FAMILY-FRIENDLYFamily Science Activity - Build a Kaleidoscope:\n 9:30 AM - 12 PM\n 1 - 5 PMStarLab Mobile Planetarium Shows (new!):\n 9:30 AM - 12 PM\n 1 - 5 PM\n TALKS\n 1 PM - GBO and Artemis II (Jansky Auditorium)\n 2 PM - 70 Years of NRAO (Science Center Auditorium)\n 3 PM - Current Research at GBO (Jansky Auditorium)\n 4 PM - NRAO in Pop Culture (Science Center Auditorium)\n TOURSBus Shuttle Between Science Center and GBT:\n 9:30 AM - 1 PMBus Shuttle Telescope Tours (Tatel 85'-1\, 140 Foot\, GBT):\n 1 - 5 PMHistorical Instrument Walking Tours (Reber Telescope\, Ewen-Purcell Horn\, Jansky Antenna):\n 1 - 5 PMControl Room Tours*\n 1:30 - 4:30 PM\n*requires online registration and background check\n EXTRAFilm Showing in Jansky Auditorium:\n 6 - 8 PMLearn to Use the Horn Antenna:\n 7 PMStar Party:\n 8:15 PM---Although this event is free\, registration is recommended as certain activities have a limited number of slots: https://shop.greenbankobservatory.org/.../onsi.../open-house X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Spend the day with us at Green Bank Observatory! \;๐Ÿ“ก Join us at the GBO Open House for an action-packed day of free tours\, talks\, and family-friendly activities as we celebrate 70 years of NRAO.
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Saturday\, September 19
โฐ 1:00 - 5:00 PM (select activities available in morning + evening)
๐Ÿ“ Green Bank Science Center
๐Ÿ’ฐ FREE!
We&rsquo\;re mixing things up a little this year with additional offerings! New this year\, visitors will be able to tour the Control Rooms of the 85-foot Tatel Telescope and the 140-foot Telescope\, which are usually only open during SETI tours. Weather permitting\, there will also be a Star Party in the evening.
Buses will start taking visitors down to the GBT starting at 9:30 AM. Other Open House tours and activities will take place between 1-5 PM.
Although this event is free\, registration is recommended as certain activities have a limited number of slots: \;https://shop.greenbankobservatory.org/.../onsi.../open-house
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SCHEDULE \;โคต๏ธ

โœ๏ธ REGISTRATION:
&bull\; 9:30 AM - 5 PM
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿง’ FAMILY-FRIENDLY
Family Science Activity - Build a Kaleidoscope:
&bull\; 9:30 AM - 12 PM
&bull\; 1 - 5 PM
StarLab Mobile Planetarium Shows (new!):
&bull\; 9:30 AM - 12 PM
&bull\; 1 - 5 PM

๐Ÿ’ฌ TALKS
&bull\; 1 PM - GBO and Artemis II (Jansky Auditorium)
&bull\; 2 PM - 70 Years of NRAO (Science Center Auditorium)
&bull\; 3 PM - Current Research at GBO (Jansky Auditorium)
&bull\; 4 PM - NRAO in Pop Culture (Science Center Auditorium)

๐Ÿ“ก TOURS
Bus Shuttle Between Science Center and GBT:
&bull\; 9:30 AM - 1 PM
Bus Shuttle Telescope Tours (Tatel 85&rsquo\;-1\, 140 Foot\, GBT):
&bull\; 1 - 5 PM
Historical Instrument Walking Tours (Reber Telescope\, Ewen-Purcell Horn\, Jansky Antenna):
&bull\; 1 - 5 PM
Control Room Tours*
&bull\; 1:30 - 4:30 PM
*requires online registration and background check

๐ŸŒŸ EXTRA
Film Showing in Jansky Auditorium:
&bull\; 6 - 8 PM
Learn to Use the Horn Antenna:
&bull\; 7 PM
Star Party:
&bull\; 8:15 PM
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Although this event is free\, registration is recommended as certain activities have a limited number of slots: \;https://shop.greenbankobservatory.org/.../onsi.../open-house \;


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