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Maryland Space Grant Consortium

MDSGC supports hands-on learning opportunities and scholarships in higher education, professional development for educators, and public events to engage Marylanders in space science and engineering.

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Category: Observatory updates

Here we announce whether observing is happening on a given night or not.

Posted on October 4, 2025September 10, 2025

Friday, October 10

Weather permitting, we will be open in the evening of Friday, Oct 10. Check that day for updates!

Posted on September 27, 2025October 3, 2025

Friday, October 3

We will be open this evening, Friday, Oct 3, from 7:30-9:30pm for public observing!

Posted on September 20, 2025September 26, 2025

Friday, September 26

We won’t be having our open house this evening, Friday, Sept 26, due to cloud coverage. Please check for next week’s open house!

Posted on September 13, 2025September 19, 2025

Friday, September 19

Please join us from 8:45-10:30 pm for the observatory open house tonight! 

We’ll be using the eyepiece to look at Saturn and other bright late summer targets tonight.

Posted on September 6, 2025September 12, 2025

Friday, September 12

We will be open 9-10:30pm for observing this evening, Friday, Sept 12!

Posted on April 25, 2025April 25, 2025

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.

Posted on January 28, 2025January 30, 2025

Wednesday, January 29 (yes, Wednesday!)

We plan to be open from approximately 6:30-8:30 pm to view the “parade of planets”. Hope you can join us!

Posted on November 20, 2021September 2, 2022

Next Open House

Hoping the clouds will hold off, we’ll be open from approximately 8:30-10:30 tonight.

Posted on March 7, 2020October 14, 2020

Public Events Cancelled

Based on official guidance from JHU, public Observatory events are suspended until further notice.

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MDSGC supports hands-on learning opportunities and scholarships in higher education, professional development for educators, and public events to engage Marylanders in space science and engineering. MDSGC is based at Johns Hopkins University and affiliated with Space@Hopkins.

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