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MAY
7
Open House: Exoplanets
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, May 7, beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion on exoplanets! Parking is free & available in the vicinity of the Physics Building on UMBC Campus....
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APR
9
Open House: Telescopes & Backyard Astronomy
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, April 9, beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion of telescopes and backyard astronomy! Parking is free & available in the vicinity of the Physics...
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MAR
5
Open House: Space Travel
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, March 5, beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion on space travel! Parking is free & available in the vicinity of the Physics Building on UMBC...
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FEB
6
Open House: Supermoon
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, February 6, beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion of supermoons! We'll be following-up on some ideas on the geometry of the solar system, too!...
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JAN
9
Open House: Stars
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, January 9, (2020!) beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion on stars! How they're born, why they eventually die, and everything in-between! Parking is...
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DEC
12
Open House: Eclipses
Shadows, celestial geometry, & what we can learn from them!
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, December 12, beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion on eclipses, transits, and all things related to shadows in space! Parking is free & available...
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NOV
14
Open House: Planets
7:00 PM · Physics : 401
Join us on Thursday, November 14, beneath the UMBC Observatory in Physics 401 for a discussion on planets & moons! Parking is free & available in the vicinity of the Physics Building on...
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About This Group

The UMBC Observatory houses a research-grade telescope and lives right on top of the Physics building! The Observatory Group works to observe the heavens and tell everyone about it! Feel free to join us! 

For all students, faculty, and staff at UMBC as well as all members of the public*, we offer Open Houses. These are free events where we talk about some topic in astronomy and also tour the observatory! If it's clear out, we even try to look through some of our other telescopes to see what's up! 

Stay in touch by checking out this page or the observatory.umbc.edu webpage for even more information.

*Especially those members of the public that want to know more about space! All ages are welcome.

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