Observatory Event for Friday 21 July is a go!

We may have to dodge a few clouds, but we are a go for tonight!

We'll get started at:

9:30 pm

in Science Center (SC) room 406.

As always, sincere thanks for your interest in the observatory!

Northern Lights in Maryland? Probably Not.

I know there have been several recent reports about the potential for seeing auroras from Maryland and DC. Unfortunately it will be highly unlikely we will be able to see auroras from our area. If you'd like more information about the auroras and why they are so hard to observe from our part of the world, please see any of the following:

• Upcoming northern lights will be hard to see near Washington DC | VERIFY from WUSA9 (They interviewed me!)
• Sorry, but You Probably Won’t Be Able to See the Northern Lights From Maryland This Week from the Washingtonian
• University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute’s Aurora Forecast