Use the menu above to access information about the observatory, its Ralph M. Medjuck Robotic Telescope, our programs for visitors, and various resources for students and other observatory users.

The Dome Interior - Fisheye View (Rob Thacker) The BGO Resting Atop the Loyola Residence The BGO's Dome from Roof Level The Dumbell Nebula (Martin Hellmich) The Medjuck Planewave CDK 24 Telescope The Hercules Globular Cluster (Martin Hellmich) The BGO at Dusk (Tiffany Fields) group_tour_isi_2014.jpg The Orion Nebula (Martin Hellmich) Undergraduate Student Tiffany Fields with the Telescope The View from an Aerial Drone The Crescent Moon

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Welcome to the BGO!

We are an education, outreach and research observatory located in Halifax, NS, Canada operated by the department of Astronomy and Physics in the Faculty of Science at Saint Mary's University.

We are one of only three (associated) observatories in the world, along with the nearby Mini-Robotic Observatory and the Abbey Ridge Observatory, that can be controlled from Twitter, Facebook Messenger, Cell phone text messaging, a dedicated App in a fully-automatic way!

At this site, you will find information about the observatory, how to visit us, and how to use it for your astronomy classes.

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