

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: High Tech Tour at GBO
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm – Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Join a Green Bank Observatory engineer for an in-depth conversation and behind-the-scenes peek at our electronics lab, telescope receivers, and the GBT control room. Learn about the electronics and mechanical engineering that make the GBT one of the most sensitive and versatile single-dish radio telescopes in the world. 

High Tech Tours are offered the 2nd Thursday of each month from 3:30-5:00 PM. $25/person.

Advance reservations required; 15 participants max; recommended for ages 16 &amp; up. A clearance check is required to allow access to our restricted laboratory spaces.  Please be sure to submit your Visitor Registration Form at least 72 hours in advance to allow ample time for your clearance to come through. 

Purchase tickets from our Online Shop. This tour does tend to sell out most of the year; if you are traveling with a group, we recommend purchasing all tickets together. https://shop.greenbankobservatory.org/collections/onsite-opportunities/products/2026-high-tech-tour

Interested in seeing the telescopes as well? Come early and add a Guided Bus Tour to your itinerary!  A 2 PM tour will get you back to the Science Center in time for the 3:30 High Tech tour.  Tickets are available in our Online Shop about a month in advance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/green-bank/high-tech-tour-at-gbo/200029813643401
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://shop.greenbankobservatory.org/collections/onsite-opportunities/products/2026-high-tech-tour?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=green+bank-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Green Bank
- **state**: WV
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 155 Observatory Rd, Green Bank, WV, United States, West Virginia 24944
- **lat**: 38.43149
- **long**: -79.81894
- **full address**: 155 Observatory Rd, Green Bank, WV, United States, West Virginia 24944

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- **organizer**: Green Bank Observatory (https://allevents.in/org/green-bank-observatory/8990377)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 09 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 155 Observatory Rd, Green Bank, WV, United States, West Virginia 24944
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Green Bank Observatory
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about High Tech Tour at GBO ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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