Weather permitting, we will be open in the evening of Friday, March 31. Check that day for hours and weather updates.
Friday, March 24
We will be closed for JHU’s spring break. Please check next week.
A visualization of stellar open clusters

Have you ever wished you could venture beyond Earth and explore among the stars? We certainly have. Alas, for the time being such explorations remain in the domain of imagination and science fiction. However, thanks to the precision of modern stellar catalogs, we can map the nearby stars and render their positions on your computer screen, allowing you to explore among them from the comfort of home! Click to access one such stellar visualization, created by MDSGC volunteer M. Prem. The accompanying text explains what is displayed and how it works. Have questions? Please email us at mdsgo@jhu.edu.
Friday, March 17
It will be cloudy and rainy (again), so we will not be open. Hoping for better weather for our next event, March 31.
Friday, March 10
Clouds and rain are forecast, so we will not be open on Friday, 3/10. Hoping for better weather next week!
Friday, March 3
Unfortunately the forecast shows lots of rain Friday evening, Mar 3. See you next week!
Friday, February 24
We will be open from 6:30 to 8:30 this Friday evening, Feb 24, anticipating some cloud coverage.
Friday, February 17
Due to the uncertain/unfavorable weather outlook, we will not be open tonight. Please check next week.
Friday, February 10
We will be open 6-8pm Friday evening, Feb 10, anticipating some cloud coverage.
MDSGC Summer Exchange Internship Program
We are pleased to announce that our 2023 internship applications are open!
Each year, student interns are placed at participating MDSGC universities for a paid 10-week internship experience. Visit the 2023 Summer Exchange page to view information about requirements and this summer’s projects. The application deadline will be Friday, March 10, 2023.
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.