University of Maryland Observatory

University of Maryland Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by the University of Maryland, College Park. It is located in College Park, Maryland, USA. The Observatory hosts free open houses for the public twice a month, where visitors receive a lecture and access to three of the Observatory's telescopes. The open houses begin at 9 PM from May to October, and at 8 PM from November to April.^[2] The Washington Post named the Observatory open houses one of its seven favorite weekend excursions to do in the Washington metropolitan area in 2009.^[2]

University of Maryland Observatory

Location(s)	Maryland
Coordinates	39.00167°N 76.95667°W / 39.00167; -76.95667
Altitude	53 m (174 ft)
Telescope style	Astronomical Teaching telescopes
Website	www.astro.umd.edu/openhouse/
Location of University of Maryland Observatory
NASA Refractor	8 inch refractor
Astro-Physics Refractor	7 inch refractor
Celestron Reflector	14 inch Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector
Eichner Reflector	20 inch Bent Cassegrain reflector

University of Maryland Observatory
General information
Status	No longer used for professional research due to light pollution of DC Metro area
Type	Astronomical Teaching
Location	Metzerott Road between Adelphi Road and University Blvd University of Maryland, College Park campus
Completed	1963[1]
Website
www.astro.umd.edu/openhouse/

See also

• List of observatories