Welcome to the

Joseph R. Lynch Observatory

at Drexel University

Open House Information

The Drexel Physics Department hosts a Telescope Open House on the first Wednesday of each month
at 30 minutes past sunset (for 2 hours).


Our next Open House is scheduled for:


Thurs, November 7th, 5:30-7:30pm

Status: We see clouds rolling in on Wednesday at about 2pm, but going away by sunset on Thursday. So, we are going take a chance and move to Thursday


Tenative Upcoming Dates:

  • Thurs, November 7th, 5:30-7:30pm
  • Wed, December 4th, 5-7pm

Named in honor of our benefactor, Mr. Joseph Lynch, the Lynch Observatory at Drexel houses a 16" Meade Schmidt-Cassegrain, the largest in Philadelphia.
It is the main facility for Drexel's Physics 232: Observational Astrophysics, and serves host to frequent public observing nights.
Public open nights are scheduled (typically) for the first Wednesday of every month during the academic year. Open houses start roughly 30 minutes after sunset, and run for two hours after that.

The Joseph R. Lynch Observatory has been made possible by the Generosity of Joseph R. Lynch '58 and the GE Foundation.