Green Bank Star Quest

Science Center Atrium

Green Bank observatory is home to the GBT, the world's-largest steerable radio telescope!

Observing / Campsite field

Bunkhouse

Cass Scenic Railroad State Park is a local attraction nearby.

Now in our 21st year: Star Quest is a 4-day optical and radio amateur astronomy event, July 15 -18, 2026 ... held at the great dark sky site of the Green Bank Observatory. We have interesting and informational lectures and classes all four days of the event and Keynote Speakers each evening. Observing right from your campsite. There are showers and toilets down by the observing field and additional showers and toilets in the bunkhouse. We are planning rocket launches for adults and children, with other fun activities also planned for the children. If you register for the full four-day event and are camping, you can come in on Tuesday evening and get set up, then just go to the registration desk on Wednesday morning to check in.

Great news! Announcing our Keynote Speaker line-up for this years event.

They are as follows:

WEDNESDAY, 7/15 -- Dr. Tony Ramijan, Director, Green Bank Observatory.

THURSDAY, 7/16 -- John Wirzburger, Parker Solar Probe Mission Systems Engineer and Assistant Group Supervisor of the Astrodynamics and Control Group of the Space Exploration Sector

FRIDAY, 7/17 -- Dr. Catherine Regan -- Planetary Space Physicist working at WVU whose research focuses on the transfer of energy from the solar wind down on to the Martian environment through data analysis from multiple missions at Mars.

SATURDAY, 7/18 -- Dr. Fernando Carcaboso Morales -- A Dynamic Researcher in Heliophysics, currently serving as an assistant research scientist at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in partnership with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.

If you would like to donate a science or astronomy related prize for our raffle for Star Quest 21, it would be greatly appreciated. The raffle is always a lot of fun and proceeds help fund the next year's event. Contact Vice President - John Taylor: 304-265-5514

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The registration fee includes camping and being able to attend all talks and activities for the four-day event.

This website and the Star Quest Facebook page will be updated as new information as it becomes available, or call 304-265-5514