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Charlotte |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. |
12 | S |
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Ballantyne Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
14 | SE |
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Indian Trail |
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North Carolina |
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Red Door Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
18 | NW |
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South Lake Norman |
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North Carolina |
Forecast covers the southern half of Lake Norman . |
18 | SE |
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808.5 Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Wesley Chapel. |
20 | NE |
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Concord-Kannapolis |
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North Carolina |
Forecast covers the tarea around the towns of Concord and Kannapolis. |
20 | S |
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Sun City Carolina Lakes |
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South Carolina |
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20 | W |
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Gastonia |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers. |
21 | W |
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Gaston County |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers. |
22 | SW |
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Peppermill Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Rock Hill. |
23 | SW |
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Rock Hill |
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South Carolina |
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25 | SW |
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TwinOaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Rock Hill. |
26 | SW |
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Taylor Oaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Rock Hill. |
27 | S |
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Andrew Jackson State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Lancaster. |
30 | W |
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Kings Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Blacksburg. |
32 | NW |
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Lucile Miller Observatory |
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North Carolina |
An observatory of the Catawba Valley Astronomy Club. Near Maiden. |
37 | NE |
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Salisbury |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomical Society of Rowan County. |
39 | NE |
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NovaLab Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Salisbury,NC. |
41 | SE |
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Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. |
41 | SE |
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Taxahaw |
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South Carolina |
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41 | SW |
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Worth Mountain WMA |
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South Carolina |
Aka WMWMA. Wildlife management area used as a dark sky site frequented by members of the Carolina SkyGazers. |
42 | W |
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M.A.R.S.Observatory |
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North Carolina |
AKA "M.A.R.S.Observatory at Area 110". A private site of a member of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Lawndale. |
44 | SW |
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Chester State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Chester. |
45 | N |
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Allison's Woods |
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North Carolina |
An observing site of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers. Near Turnersburg. |
45 | NW |
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Hickory |
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North Carolina |
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45 | NW |
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WestVale Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near . |
46 | NE |
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High Rock Lake Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near High Rock Lake. |
47 | W |
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Craven E Williams Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of Garner Webb University. Also a meeting place of the Cleveland County Astronomical Society. Near Boiling Springs. |
52 | E |
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Town Creek Indian Mound |
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North Carolina |
A National Historic Site. Is available for use at night only during published star parties or by special permit |
55 | NW |
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Colby Observing Site |
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North Carolina |
A private site. |
55 | NW |
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High Peak Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Valdese. |
55 | S |
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Lake Wateree State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Winnsboro. |
55 | S |
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Taylor Creek Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
58 | NE |
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CopperHead Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
59 | NE |
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Hampton-Harmon Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
59 | NW |
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Morganton |
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North Carolina |
A town in Burke County. |
60 | W |
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Rutherford County Astronomical Society - Site 1 |
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North Carolina |
A private observing site of the Rutherford County Astronomical Society. |
60 | W |
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Springlake Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
61 | NW |
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Silver Creek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
62 | N |
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Astroquest |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
62 | SE |
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Sugarloaf Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Patrick. Used by the Midlands Astronomy club |
63 | N |
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ScottNC Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
63 | SE |
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MAC-Hunter Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Five observatories of members of the Midlands Astronomy Club. Near Behune. |
63 | SW |
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Rose Hill Plantation State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Union. |
63 | W |
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Croft State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Spartanburg. |
64 | W |
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Spartanburg |
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South Carolina |
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67 | NE |
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Asheboro |
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North Carolina |
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67 | SE |
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Cheraw State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Cheraw. |
68 | S |
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Goodale State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Camden. |
68 | W |
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Cherry Hill Farm |
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North Carolina |
A private farm near Union. |
69 | NE |
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High Point |
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North Carolina |
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70 | NE |
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Thompson's Yard |
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North Carolina |
A site used by FAS Bullington. North-west of Winston-Salem. |
70 | S |
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Blythewood |
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South Carolina |
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70 | W |
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Overstreet Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory of a member of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. Near Spartanburg. |
72 | SW |
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Muskgrove Mill State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Clinton. |
74 | W |
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Squirrel Valley Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
75 | W |
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Twelve Mile Post |
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North Carolina |
A community near Lake Lure |
75 | W |
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Transit Dreams Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Transit Dreams Observatory |
77 | N |
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Pilot Mountain |
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North Carolina |
FAS Bullington Observing Site |
78 | E |
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Pinehurst |
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North Carolina |
Forecast also covers Southern Pines, Aberdeen, Taylortown, Monroetown and Wispering Pines. |
78 | NW |
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ASU Dark Sky Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory (DSO) of Appalachian State University. Near Phillips Gap. |
79 | S |
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Sesquicentennial State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Columbia. |
79 | W |
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Foothills Astronomical Society |
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North Carolina |
A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon. |
80 | N |
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Stone Mountain State Park |
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North Carolina |
State park near Roaring Gap. |
80 | S |
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Rembert |
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South Carolina |
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80 | SE |
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Lee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Bishopville. |
81 | NE |
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Oak Ridge |
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North Carolina |
In Guilford county. |
81 | SW |
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Stony Ridge Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Prosperity. |
83 | NE |
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Greensboro |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Greensboro Astronomy Club (GAC). |
83 | NW |
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Glens of Grandfather Mountain |
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North Carolina |
A private observing site. |
83 | NW |
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Rankin Science Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of Appalachian State University. Near Boone. |
83 | S |
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Forest Acres Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Forest Acres. |
83 | S |
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Maxwell Point |
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South Carolina |
A point on the north-east shore of Lake Murray. Near Irmo. |
85 | N |
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Doughton Park |
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North Carolina |
A park with a dark sky near Laurel Springs. |
85 | NW |
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Seven Mile Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Little Switzerland. |
85 | S |
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Dreher Island State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Prospertiy. |
85 | W |
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Dill Knob Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Black Mountain. |
86 | NE |
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Chrysalis Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Stokesdale. |
86 | S |
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Boeing Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. |
86 | S |
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West Columbia |
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South Carolina |
Also covers Columbia, home of the Melton Memorial Observatory of the University of South Carolina. |
87 | W |
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Charles E. Daniel Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
88 | E |
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ACME Planetary Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Raeford. |
88 | NW |
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Mount Mitchell |
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North Carolina |
Centered on a lookout in Mount Mitchell State Park. |
89 | N |
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Mount Airy |
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North Carolina |
A town in \tSurry county. |
89 | S |
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Lexington(SC) |
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South Carolina |
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89 | SW |
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Lake Murray Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory on Lake Murray near Hollow Creek. |
90 | NW |
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Mayland Earth to Sky Park |
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North Carolina |
Observatory and park of Mayland Community College. |
90 | NW |
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Snow Moon Camp Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
90 | W |
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Paris Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Greenville. |
91 | N |
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Blue Ridge Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
91 | NE |
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Night Skies Network Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. Home observatory of the Night Skies Network. |
92 | W |
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Greenville |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
92 | W |
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Hendersonville |
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North Carolina |
A town in Henderson county. |
93 | NE |
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Browns Summit |
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North Carolina |
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95 | NE |
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Three College Observatory |
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North Carolina |
An observatory jointly operated by the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, the North Carolina A & T State University, and Guilford College. Near Snow Camp. |
95 | S |
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Sumter |
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South Carolina |
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95 | SW |
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Lake Greenwood State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Ninety Six. |
95 | SW |
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Lake Shores |
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South Carolina |
A town in Greenwood. Forecast also covers the western two thirds of Lake Greenwood. |
96 | S |
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Congaree National Park |
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South Carolina |
This chart is centered on a parking area of Congaree National Park. Used by the Midlands Astronomy Club. |
97 | SW |
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Ware Shoals Park |
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South Carolina |
Park in Ware Shoals. |
97 | W |
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Firefly Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
98 | E |
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Circle City Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Pittsboro. |
98 | N |
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Fancy Gap |
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Virginia |
A site of the Winston-Salem Astronomical League. |
98 | SW |
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Batesburg-Leesville High School |
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South Carolina |
School in Batesburg-Leesville. |
98 | W |
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His Glassworks Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Asheville. |
98 | W |
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Jones Gap State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Marietta. |
98 | W |
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Morning Star Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina. |
98 | W |
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Syzygy Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Asheville . |
99 | NE |
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Burlington |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Alamance County. |
99 | SE |
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Francis Marion University Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of Francis Marion University with public observing. In Florence. |
100 | N |
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Elk Horn Observatory |
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Virginia |
Observatory of the Echo Ridge Astronomical Society. |
100 | S |
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Poinsett State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Wedgefield. |
100 | W |
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Asheville |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
101 | SE |
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Woods Bay State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Olanta. |
101 | W |
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Caesars Head State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Cleveland, SC. |
101 | W |
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Lookout Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
102 | NW |
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Mountain City |
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Tennessee |
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102 | W |
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Pegasus Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
103 | N |
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Grayson Highlands |
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Virginia |
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105 | N |
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Elk Creek |
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Virginia |
Forcast also covers the western half of the Mount Rogers National Recreation Area. |
105 | N |
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Primland Observatory |
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Virginia |
A public observatory in Meadows of Dan. |
105 | NW |
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Peek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
106 | N |
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Echo Ridge Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory. |
106 | W |
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Table Rock State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Pickens. |
107 | W |
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Brevard |
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North Carolina |
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107 | W |
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Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area |
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South Carolina |
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108 | E |
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Jordan Lake |
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North Carolina |
Covers B. Everett Jordan Lake and the Jordan Lake State Recreation Area. |
108 | NE |
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Ridgeway |
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Virginia |
A town in Henry county. |
108 | NW |
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Romulus Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
108 | SW |
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Due West |
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South Carolina |
Home of Erskine Observatory of Erskine College. |
108 | W |
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Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
109 | E |
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Robeson Planetarium and Science Center |
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North Carolina |
Planetarium and Science Center in Lumberton. |
109 | SE |
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Little Pee Dee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Dillon. |
110 | E |
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Raven Rock State Park |
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North Carolina |
State park near Lillington. |
111 | NE |
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Chapel Hill |
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North Carolina |
A town in Orange county. |
111 | NE |
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Morehead Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. |
112 | E |
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Fayetteville |
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North Carolina |
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112 | NE |
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Animal Park at the Conservators Center |
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North Carolina |
Wildlife Center with night sky tours. |
113 | NW |
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ETSU Observatory |
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Tennessee |
An observatory of East Tennessee State University. Near Johnson City. |
113 | NW |
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Johnson City |
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Tennessee |
Home of the ETSU Planetarium of Eastern Tennessee University. |
113 | S |
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MAC-Johnson Site |
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South Carolina |
A private observerving site between North and Pelion. Used by the Midlands Astronomy Club. |
114 | N |
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The Saddle |
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Virginia |
A site used by the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society. On the Blue Ridge Parkway at Rocky Knob. |
114 | NE |
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Hillsborough |
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North Carolina |
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114 | SW |
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Anderson |
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South Carolina |
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115 | NW |
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Rabbit Hole Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
115 | NW |
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Windy Hill Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
115 | W |
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute |
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North Carolina |
Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman. |
116 | NW |
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Kelly's Chapel |
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Virginia |
A landmark for nearby observers. |
116 | W |
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Grassland Mountain Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County. |
117 | S |
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Santee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Santee. |
117 | W |
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Aramesh |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
117 | W |
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Keowee-Toxaway State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset. |
118 | NE |
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Dark Star Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private obsrevatory near West Fork. |
119 | NW |
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Burke Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory of King College. Also meeting place of the Bristol Astronomy Club. In Bristol. |
119 | NW |
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Mill Ridge |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville. |
119 | NW |
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Turtle Rock Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory near Abingdon. |
119 | W |
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Central-Clemson |
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South Carolina |
Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca |
120 | N |
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Wytheville |
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Virginia |
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