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1 00-- GREEN BANK CIENCE CENER est Virginia s pace Place Visit our gigantic telescopes and hands-on astronomy exhibits in the heart of the National Radio Quiet Zone* National Radio Astronomy Observatory pace Place est Virginia s VOURI.CO Check out the Green Bank cience Center on acebook for updated events & specials!

2 Planning Your Visit Every day reveals exciting discoveries. cience Center & our Hours ay ept, Open Daily; :0am-:00pm ours Hourly :00am-:00pm ept Oct, Open hursday-onday; :0am-:00pm ours Hourly :00am-:00pm Nov, ay, ** Open hursday-onday; :00am-:00pm ours :00am, :00pm & :00pm **Closed: / / for hanksgiving Holiday, / / for Christmas Holiday, /0 / for New Years Holiday, and / for Easter Holiday Rates Adult Pass (Ages -) $.00 Youth Pass (Ages -) $.0 Children ( & Under) ree enior Pass ( & Up) $.00 Pocahontas County residents receive $ off regular rates. Hours subject to change. In inclement weather, please call ahead at 0--0.

3 Green Bank cience Center he Green Bank cience Center is the starting point for your guided tour of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) site. Your personal guide will introduce you to the fascinating world of radio astronomy featuring science demonstrations and a short film about the world-class Robert C. Byrd Green Bank elescope (GB). Your tour continues with a bus excursion through our gates into the RI-restricted Zone for an up-close look at our telescopes from the pioneering instruments of the 0s to the world s largest fully-steerable telescope, the GB. Your visit doesn t end with the tour. Plan to enjoy interactive exhibits and displays in our exhibit hall where you will discover what radio astronomers are learning about the universe. Admission to our exhibit hall is free and kid-friendly. Browse the Galaxy Gift hop which features unique educational gifts and souvenirs. Before you leave, don t forget to have a bite to eat at the tarlight Café. Organized Group ours otor Coach groups are welcome. ours can be scheduled any day of the week. or your convenience, and to guarantee a guided tour, please make advance reservations. A $ fee per person is required for motor coach tours. Group meals also available. chool and scout groups are welcome. ours can be scheduled any day of the week. e can tailor a program to your group. our reservations are free for organized school and scout groups, but please call in advance to make tour arrangements. Informal groups are welcome. If your group is traveling by car, we will incorporate your group into the regularly scheduled public tours. If you have a group of or more people, we appreciate knowing in advance. or additional group details and reservations, contact the Green Bank NRAO tour director by calling (0) -0 or gbt-tours@nrao.edu.

4 GREEN BANK CIENCE CENER EVEN CALENDAR April In addition to the great day to day exhibits and public tours, the Green Bank cience Center offers additional enhanced learning activities every month. All events and activities take place at the Green Bank cience Center. onthly tar Party pm ay-oct pm Nov-April (Rain or hine) Once a month, NRAO staff will treat you to views of the night sky through optical telescopes. If it rains, don t worry. You are invited into our portable planetarium for a stellar presentation. $/person. Advance reservations strictly required, at least hours before the tour. participants max. No photography. NRAO staff guide kids of all ages through funfilled, hands-on science projects. e provide all materials. Each lab highlights a different science/engineering theme. 0 0 Every riday at :00 p.m. $ per person; reservations required. am-pm: /, /, /, / & / ree for everyone. Reservations appreciated. October tar Lab ridays amily cience Lab Nov - ay: nd hursday at :0 p.m. Jun - Oct: nd & th hursdays at :0 p.m. Guests will gather under a planetarium balloon for a fascinating look at the night sky. pace is limited to participants per program. Program lasts approximately hour. July High ech hur sdays A high-tech tour through telescope control rooms and engineering labs normally off-limits to the public. ederal regulations require that we pre-screen attendees age and higher, who will need to provide their first name, middle initial, last name, birth date, and country of citizenship. Call 0--0 for reservations. or more on our screening policy visit: 0 January 0 PECIAL EVEN: here are special events planned on the days hig or event reservations call: 0--0 Dates su bject to change without notice. PLEAE NOE: he Green Bank cience Center is closed on the day

5 June PACE RACE RUPU /- RA C E E AC 0 0 tar Quest eptember OPEN HOUE / 0 0 November URKEY RO / Open House December 0 August P ay 0 urkey rot arch ebruary 0 ghlighted in yellow. Please see the next page for more details and registration information. ys that are colored gray. Please check calendar and cience Center website, before planning your visit. New oon ull oon

6 pace Race Rumpus June - pace Race Rumpus Join us for a weekend-long cycling PACE RACE festival, where experts will guide you in fun mountain and road rides. hether you are an experienced mountain biker or complete novice, there will be rides, races and cycling clinics for all ages and levels. he Rumpus also features star parties, bonfires, on-site camping and live music all three days! tar Quest June - Join the Largest Optical & Radio tar Party in the Nation! Enjoy optical and radio astronomy presentations, hands-on workshops and dark est Virginia skies. Learn to use a radio telescope! un activities for children too! he Green Bank tar Quest is sponsored by the Central Appalachian Astronomy Club. Registration is required! ind out more information at or more information visit Open House eptember Green Bank Open House & amily cience Day eptember pm ree Event! No reservations required. here else can you... build and launch a rocket, test your engineering skills, play with liquid nitrogen, do fun science experiments, safely view the sun, and see some of the biggest telescopes in the whole world ALL IN ONE DAY? Public site tours will be available as well as rare peaks into the control room of the world s largest fully-steerable telescope! urkey rot Nov Green Bank urkey rot Race starts at pm. Registration required. Eat too much? You ll enjoy your punkin pie a whole lot more if you run or walk the annual K/K Green Bank urkey rot. he annual race affords spectacular views of some of the world s largest telescopes. Registration is required! ore information at Dates and events subject to change. Visit for updates.

7 rain Ride to the tars ep ake the stargazing train ride of a lifetime! Board the historic Cheat ountain alamander for a night-time journey under our county s darkest skies. Learn fall constellations and look through telescopes run by Observatory staff. Bring a camping chair, flashlight, and jacket to enjoy the campfire and s mores! Departs Cheat Bridge pm Returns to Cheat Bridge pm ickets available at mountainrailwv.com Galaxy Gift hop he Galaxy Gift hop offers a wide range of unique t-shirts and logo apparel & items, science and astronomy books, star charts, science kits and educational toys. Celestial themed marbles, jewelry and hand-blown V glass ornaments are just a few of the custom items guests will find in the gift shop. Contact the Galaxy Gift hop: 0-- tarlight Cafe he tarlight Cafe offers deli sandwiches & wraps, salads, hot dogs & burgers, nachos & soft pretzels, soft-serve ice cream treats and an assortment of snack foods. ake advantage of our special menu and pricing for groups of or more! wo week advance notice required. Contact our cafe manager for more information. Educational ield rips NRAO offers day field trips as well as overnight field trips for students K-, Boy and Girl couts and clubs. Overnight students experience science first hand by completing research projects with a real radio telescope. couts can earn astronomy merit badges! ore than just a tour, a field trip to the NRAO might just inspire your students to join the next generation of scientists and engineers. tarlight Cafe is open: inter & pring Hours am pm hurs. on. ummer Hours am pm Daily all Hours am pm hurs. on. Contact tarlight Cafe: 0-- twarder@nrao.edu ours and activities free for organized school and cout groups. Registration is Required! or more information please visit or event reservations call: 0--0

8 Visit the Green Bank elescope National Radio Astronomy Observatory GB ast acts orking both day and night, the telescope helps us learn about stars, galaxies and other objects in the Universe by collecting the radio waves they emit. he telescope is ft (m) tall - taller than the tatue of Liberty and nearly as tall as the ashington onument. It weighs million lbs (. million kg) - as much as fully loaded Boeing s. Despite its weight, the GB can be pointed with an accuracy of one arcsecond. hat s equivalent to the width of a human hair seen from feet (m) away. he GB s surface is made up of 0 metal panels, and is almost. acres (000m ) the same size of two football fields. he telescope is designed to handle a great range of wave-lengths from ft (m) long down to /th inch (mm). he telescope only receives signals from space, never sends them. NRAO Green Bank elescope E VIRGINIA VIRGINIA GP coordinates d- -. N d- -0. * he National Radio Quiet Zone is a,000 square mile-region of minimized radio signal interference established by the U.. Government in to protect its radio dishes in est Virginia. wwww.gb.nrao.edu/nrqz VOURI.CO 00-- he National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a facility of the National cience oundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc. he National Radio Astronomy Observatory Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County on Route / about miles north of arlinton, miles south of Elkins, and miles west of taunton, VA.