Special Events
The UMD Astronomy Observatory Remains Closed
Fall 2024 Update: The UMD Astronomy Observatory remains closed to all public outreach activities.
In addition to its regular Open Houses, New Telescope Owners Nights, and Learn the Sky Nights programs, the UMD Observatory will often be open for other celestial events that require special equipment (like solar eclipses), would be very popular/easy to see (lunar eclipses), or just because (book signings). We do not open for meteor showers, but will occasionally have information about unusual ones.
Upcoming Events
- 2018 Apr 28: MD Day 2018
Past Events
- Other Celestial Events
- 2012 Jun 05: Venus Transit 2012
- 2010 Dec 21 Lunar Eclipse
- 2010 Sep 18 International Observe the Moon Night
- 2009 Feb 23 Comet Lulin
- 2008 Feb 20 Lunar Eclipse
- 2006 Nov 08 Transit of Mercury (cloudy)
- 2005 Jul 3-4 Deep Impact encounter
- 2004 Oct 27 Lunar Eclipse
- 2004 Jun 08 Transit of Venus 2004, pics
- 2004 May 11-14 Comet NEAT
- 2003 Nov 08 Lunar Eclipse
- 2003 Aug Mars Opposition 2003
- 2003 May 15 Lunar Eclipse (cloudy)
- 2002 Nov Leonid Meteor Shower
- 2001 Nov Leonid Meteor Shower
- Other Non-celestial Events
- 2010 Sep 08 The Matter of Origins (panel discussion)
- 2009 May 22 Planetology (book signing)
- 2003 Nov 19 Grad. Women in Science (special presentation)
- 2003 May 10 Astronomy Day
- New Telescope Owners Nights
- 2015 Jan 28, 31,
- 2014 Jan 22, 25,
- 2013 Jan 23, 26,
- 2012 Jan 25, 28,
- 2011 Jan 26, 29, flier, pics
- 2010 Jan 27, 30, flier
- 2009 Jan 28, 31, flier
- 2008 Jan 23, 26, flier
- 2007 Jan 24, 27, flier
- 2006 Jan 25, 28, flier, pics
- 2005 Jan 26, 29, flier, pics
- 2004 Jan 07, 10, flier, pics
- 2003 Jan 15, 18, flier, pics
- Maryland Day