It is cloudy so far but we will be here tonight from 9 to 10:20pm!
Friday, June 13
We will not be having our observing night on Friday, 13th due to weather. Please check back for next Friday’s open house!
Friday, May 30
We will not be having our open house on Friday, May 30th due to inclement weather. Please check back for next Friday’s public observing!
Friday, May 23
Join us from 9-10:30 pm on the roof of Bloomberg for our observatory open house. We’ll be observing clusters and galaxies with the camera this evening. Text or call 609-610-1664 if you arrive and are unable to enter the building.
Friday, May 16
Due to weather, we will not be having our open house on Friday, May 16th. Be sure to check for next week’s open house!
Friday, May 9
We will be open in the evening of Friday, May 9 for our open house from 8:30-10:30pm!
Friday, May 2
We will NOT be having our open house on the evening of Friday, May 2 due to weather. Please check back for Friday, May 9th’s open house.
Saturday, April 26 – Physics Fair!
Please visit our department on Saturday, April 26 for the JHU Physics Fair, from 11am-5:30pm! Tentatively the observatory will be open from 3-5pm, looking at sunspots.
Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26
Because of rain/clouds, we won’t be open Friday. Tentatively, the Observatory will be open for sunspot observing from 3-5 pm on Saturday, 4/26 for the JHU Physics Fair!
Scholarship Applications
The regular application deadline for Academic Year 2025-2026 scholarships was May 14, 2025. Any student may still submit an off-cycle application for consideration if funding becomes available. For information about the program and to apply, visit the MDSGC Scholarships page.