Astronomy At The University Of Maryland

The Department of Astronomy has the mission of achieving excellence in research, teaching, outreach and service in the areas of astronomy and astrophysics. We maintain internationally recognized theoretical, observational, and computational programs that cover the entire electromagnetic spectrum from radio waves to gamma rays and address fundamental questions on all scales from our solar system to the entire cosmos.

While we view astronomical research as the preeminent part of our mission, the other components are of great importance to us. Both our graduate and undergraduate curricula are continuously revised and updated, and our Observatory Open Houses have been enjoyed by the public for over 30 years.

Comet Holmes photographed from UM Observatory

Comet 17P/Holmes is currently visible in the night sky to the unaided eye. This image, composed of two 30 second exposures taken about 75 minutes apart, shows the motion of the comet against the background stars. The photo was taken by UM Observatory Coordinator, Elizabeth Warner.

Astronomy Course pages created by instructors for this semester.

Astronomy News from Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Upcoming Talks in the Next 5 Days:

Astronomy Observatory & National Capital Astronomers
Date: Saturday, 10-May-2008 at 7:30 pm
Speaker:
Title:

Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-2421
Phone: (301) 405-3001 FAX: (301) 314-9067

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Page updated on: 16-Nov-2007.