Weather permitting, we will be open in the evening of Friday, March 28. Check here that day for updates.
Friday, March 21
The Open House is on this evening, Friday, March 21, from 7:30pm-9:30pm!
Friday, March 14
We won’t be our open house on the evening of Friday, March 14th due to weather. Be sure to check for next Friday, the 21st!
Friday, March 7
Unfortunately we will not be having our open house on Friday, March 7 as the weather is too cloudy. Be sure to check for Friday, March 14th!
Friday, February 28
Observing is on for Friday, February 28th from 7-9pm!
Friday, February 21
Observing is on for this evening (Friday, February 21) from 6:30-8:30pm!
Friday, February 14
We will be open from 6:15 to 8:15 pm on the evening of Friday, February 14. We’ll be using the eyepiece to look at Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Venus!
MDSGC Summer Exchange Internship Program
Applications for for Summer 2025 are still open. Each year, student interns are placed at participating MDSGC universities for a paid 10-week internship experience. Visit the 2025 Summer Exchange page to view information about this summer’s projects. The priority application deadline was March 5, 2025. Students may still apply for open positions until the placement process concludes in early May.
The MDSGC Summer Exchange program supports qualified students from participating universities to partake in hands-on summer internships at any of the other participating institutions. Interested students should contact the faculty coordinator (see below) at their home institution. Currently, the participating institutions and faculty coordinators are:
Capitol Technology University
Prof. Marcel Mabson
Hagerstown Community College
Prof. Ed Sigler
Morgan State University
Prof. Guangming Chen
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Prof. Carlos Romero-Talamás
University of Maryland, College Park
Prof. Mary Bowden
University of Maryland, Eastern Shore
Prof. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri
Any questions may be addressed to the faculty coordinator at your institution or Matt Collinge at MDSGC.
Friday, February 7
Observing will be on for this evening, Feb 7th, between 6:30-8:30pm!
Friday, January 31
The forecast calls for rain, so the observatory will not be open.