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Melton Memorial Observatory The Melton Memorial Observatory has re-opened for face-to-face stargazing on clear Monday evenings! Join us for Public Observing on clear Monday nights.

Visiting the observatory is always FREE! Email us if you would like to set up a private tour for your school, scout, church, or any other group.

10/19/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open for public viewing tonight (10/19/2026) from 9-11 PM. Saturn and the Moon will be among our targets. Please come join us!

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10/12/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (10/12/2026) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Our targets will include Saturn, the Double Cluster, and the Andromeda Galaxy. Please come join us!

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Due to a forecast of "mostly cloudy", the Melton Observatory will be closed tonight (10/5/2026) for public viewing. We'...
10/05/2026

Due to a forecast of "mostly cloudy", the Melton Observatory will be closed tonight (10/5/2026) for public viewing. We'll try again next week on the 12th.

Meanwhile, please enjoy this view of Saturn made from video taken during our public viewing session last week.

09/28/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (9/28/2026) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Saturn, which will just be clearing the trees in the East when we begin, will be among tonight's targets. Please come join us!

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09/21/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (Sept. 21st) from 9-11 PM for public viewing. We'll be looking at craters along the Moon's terminator tonight and will pick up Saturn once it clears the trees (~10 PM). Please come join us!

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (9/14/2006) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Our targets will include some ...
09/14/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (9/14/2006) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Our targets will include some double stars and M13, the great globular cluster in Hercules. (We may use a camera with short exposures to make this more visible.)

Saturn is coming soon! We may get a glimpse of it near the end of tonight's session, but by early October it will be visible all night. To whet your appetite, here's an image taken last week from lexington.

09/07/2026

Just a reminder that the Melton Observatory will be closed tonight (9/7/2026) for Labor Day. Our next scheduled public viewing session will be next week on the 14th.

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08/31/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (8/31/2026) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Our targets will include Venus (early), Alberio, and the Double-Double star Epsilon Lyra. Please come join us!

Please note we will be closed next week 9/7 for Labor Day.

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08/24/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (8/24/2026) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Our targets ill include the waxing gibbous Moon and the planet Venus. Please come join us!

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08/17/2026

The Melton Observatory will be open tonight (8/17/2026) for public viewing from 9-11 PM. Our targets will include Venus and the Moon (both in crescent stages) as well as some double stars. Please come join us!

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1429 Greene Street
Columbia, SC
29208

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Monday 9pm - 11pm

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