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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 September 23, 2026September 25, 2026

Friday, September 25

The observatory will be open tonight, Friday, September 25 from 8:00-10:00PM. Please join us for an evening of observing!

Posted on September 19, 2026September 22, 2026

Tuesday, September 22

Due to poor weather, the observatory will not be opening tonight, Tuesday, Sept 22. Please check back on Friday for updates about our next open house!

Posted on September 12, 2026September 18, 2026

Friday, September 18

The observatory will be open tonight, Friday, September 18 from 8:30-10:30 PM. Please join us for an evening of observing! We will be looking at the Double Cluster star clusters and unique binary systems.

Posted on September 6, 2026September 11, 2026

Friday, September 11

The observatory will be open tonight, Friday, September 11 from 8:30-10:30 PM. Please join us for an evening of observing!

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.

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