An attempt has been made to collect all of the astronomy/space organizations within about 75 miles of Washington DC. This large area includes northern VA, much of MD including Baltimore, and extends into WV, PA and DE.
To look up astro places in other states/regions, check out
- Sky & Telescope's Clubs & Organizations directory
- or Astronomy's Organizations directory
- MD
- Astronomical Society of Greenbelt Greenbelt
- Baltimore Astronomical Society Baltimore
- Celestial Searchers Glenwood
- Cumberland Astronomy Club Cumberland
- Harford County Astronomical Society Bel Air
- Howard Astronomical League Columbia
- National Capital Astronomers College Park
- Southern Maryland Astronomical Society Nanjemoy
- Tri-State Astronomers Hagerstown
- Westminster Astronomical Society Westminster
- VA
- Analemma Society Great Falls
- Northern Virginia Astronomy Club Fairfax
- Shenandoah Astronomical Society Middletown
- Rappahannock Astronomy Club Fredericksburg
- DE
- Delmarva Stargazers Smyrna
- UMD Observatory College Park, MD
- UMBC JCA Observatory Baltimore, MD
- George Mason Observatory Fairfax, VA
- CCBC Dundalk Campus Observatory Dundalk, MD
- Crosby Ramsey Memorial Observatory MD Sci Center, Baltimore, MD
- Maryland Space Grant Observatory Baltimore, MD
- Nanjemoy Creek EEC Observatory Nanjemoy, MD
- US Naval Observatory Washington, DC
- Morgan County Observatory Berkeley Springs, WV
- MD
- The Howard B. Owens Science Center Planetarium
- Davis Planetarium MD Sci Center, Baltimore
- Banneker Planetarium (CCBC Catonsville, MD)
- Montgomery College (Silver Spring) Planetarium
- Montgomer College (Rockville) Observatory
- Harford County Planetaria
- Kent County HS Planetarium Worton
- Watson-King Planetarium Towson University
- Arthur Storer Planetarium Prince Frederick
- Frostburg State University Planetarium Frostburg
- William M. Brish Planetarium Hagerstown
- Bear Branch Nature Center Westminster
- DC/VA
- Albert Einstein Planetarium (at the National Air & Space Museum)
- Rock Creek Park Planetarium
- Fairfax County Public Schools Planetaria
Astronomy Stores
- Company Seven, Montpelier, MD
- Hands On Optics, Damascus, MD
- The Sky Plus, Mt. Airy, MD
- Chesapeake Optics, Havre de Grace, MD
Educational Services
- Jordan Hill, storyteller
- Cosmic Academy
- Cosmic Adventures
News
- Greg Redfern, WTOP, What's Up? The Space Place
- Blaine Friedlander, Washington Post, Skywatch (published usually last sunday of each month)
Astronomy/Space Camps (for kids of ALL ages!)
- UM Summer Programs
- Materials Research Science and Engineering Center Summer Camps
- Federation of Galaxy Explorers Summer Camps
- Nanjemoy Creek Environmental Education Center Summer Programs
- Queen Anne School Summer Programs (often has a space themed component)
- VA Space Flight Adventure Camp
- Gettysburg College Astronomy Camp
- Virginia Air & Space Center
- Medomak Family Camp: Astronomy Week
- Strategic Air & Space Museum Summer Camps (Nebraska)
- The University of Arizona Alumni Association Astronomy Camp
- International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC)
- Wyoming Astro Camp
- U. Wisconsin Summer Camps
- Guided Discoveries Astro Camp CA
- Summer Science Day Camps GA
- Space Camp
Space Camp Europe - Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
- Cosmosphere Camps
- Kennedy Space Center, FL
- CCD Imaging Camp (Ron Wodaski)
Missing??
Please email places [at] astronomyindc [dot] org if there is an astro place in the Washington DC metro region that is not listed above.