The Apollo Observatory is located on the north-west end of the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery and is accessible through the lobby of the Museum and a side door on the north-west corner under the dome. The original building and the 50cm telescope located in the dome were designed with the advice and guidance of the MVAS. The Observatory was built by the Museum using grant money from local foundations and labor and materials donated from local businesses. The second floor of the Apollo Observatory contains a large meeting room where monthly meetings and social gatherings are held. Adjacent to the meeting room is the MVAS library where members may check out most of the holdings for their use. The 50cm telescope is also located on the second floor, just to the south of the meeting room. A glass wall permits casual inspection of the telescope by visitors, although the entire observatory is open for public viewing on each clear Friday of the month (weather permitting).

JUNIOR OBSERVATORY AND TRAINING STATION Directly north of the Apollo Observatory is the Junior Observing and Training Station, more commonly called the Junior Observatory. Built in 1971, primarily by young member volunteer labor, this medium sized unheated building with its roll-off roof shelters five permanently mounted telescopes: a long focus 8" Newtonian reflector, a short focus 8" Schmidt-Newtonian, a short focus 12" Schmidt Newtonian, a 10" Cassigrain, and a 5 1/2" refractor. These telescopes are used for public observing sessions conducted by the MVAS and Museum.

In 1977, the MVAS was fortunate to be able to secure a lease with the State of Ohio (ODNR) for an abandoned Air Force satellite tracking facility in John Bryan State Park. Located just northeast of Yellow Springs, the John Bryan State Park Observatory is about 20 miles from the Apollo Observatory. The facility sports a 15" dome as well as a 20' X 20' room with a roll-off roof, and is located in a fenced-in compound providing significant security for its equipment.

The restored Merry Go Round observatory is also located at this facility. This observatory was designed and built by famed amateur astronomer Leslie Peltier who used it for observing variable stars.

Use of the John Bryan Observatory is somewhat limited due to the location on state park property. The park closes its gates 30 minutes after sunset because of dangers associated with the deep Clifton Gorge that traverses the park. Fortunately, however, MVAS members can obtain a set of keys to gain access to the Observatory upon successful completion of a "qualification" procedure established by the MVAS Qualifications Committee. The MVAS also sponsors numerous "star-gazes" for the public at John Bryan State Park.