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Chart | Preview color key | Light Pollution | Prov/State | Comments/Links |
10 | S |
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Aiken |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center Observatory. |
15 | SE |
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Aiken State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Windsor. |
18 | NE |
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Batesburg-Leesville High School |
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South Carolina |
School in Batesburg-Leesville. |
22 | SW |
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Redcliffe Plantation State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Beech Island. |
23 | SW |
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Augusta |
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Georgia |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Augusta. |
26 | SW |
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Martinez |
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Georgia |
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27 | NE |
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Lake Murray Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory on Lake Murray near Hollow Creek. |
28 | E |
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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. |
31 | NE |
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Dreher Island State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Prospertiy. |
31 | W |
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Hamilton Branch State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Plum Beach. |
32 | NE |
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Lexington(SC) |
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South Carolina |
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34 | SE |
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Barnwell State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Blackville |
35 | NE |
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Maxwell Point |
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South Carolina |
A point on the north-east shore of Lake Murray. Near Irmo. |
36 | N |
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Stony Ridge Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Prosperity. |
38 | NW |
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Lake Greenwood State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Ninety Six. |
40 | NE |
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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. |
40 | NW |
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Troy Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Near Troy and Mc Cormick. |
41 | SE |
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Denmark |
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South Carolina |
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41 | W |
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Baker Creek State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near McCormick. |
42 | NE |
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Boeing Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia. |
45 | NW |
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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. |
45 | W |
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Hickory Knob State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park McCormick. |
46 | NE |
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Forest Acres Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Forest Acres. |
50 | E |
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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. |
52 | NE |
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Sesquicentennial State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Columbia. |
54 | NE |
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Blythewood |
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South Carolina |
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56 | SE |
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Rivers Bridge State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Ehrhardt. |
58 | NW |
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Ware Shoals Park |
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South Carolina |
Park in Ware Shoals. |
60 | NW |
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Due West |
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South Carolina |
Home of Erskine Observatory of Erskine College. |
61 | NW |
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Calhoun Falls State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Calhoun Falls. |
61 | SW |
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Whitetail Hollow Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
63 | N |
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Muskgrove Mill State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Clinton. |
63 | N |
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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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Deerlick Astronomy Village |
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Georgia |
Aka DAV. An astronomy village near Sharon. Home of the Peach State Star Gaze |
64 | SW |
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Louisville |
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Georgia |
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66 | E |
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Poinsett State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Wedgefield. |
67 | SE |
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Lake Warren State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Hampton. |
68 | NE |
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Taylor Creek Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
69 | E |
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Santee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Santee. |
69 | NE |
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Lake Wateree State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Winnsboro. |
70 | W |
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A.H. Stephens Memorial Park |
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Georgia |
Park near Crawfordville. |
71 | E |
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Santee |
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South Carolina |
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71 | NE |
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Rembert |
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South Carolina |
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73 | N |
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Chester State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Chester. |
74 | SW |
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T. Spence Memorial Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Midville. |
76 | SE |
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Colleton State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Walterboro. |
77 | W |
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Young Road Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Rayle. |
78 | NE |
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Goodale State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Camden. |
78 | NW |
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Anderson |
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South Carolina |
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79 | E |
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Sumter |
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South Carolina |
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83 | N |
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Croft State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Spartanburg. |
83 | NW |
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Sadlers Creek State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Anderson. |
85 | N |
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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. |
85 | N |
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Springlake Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
85 | NW |
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Rogers' Astrophysics Observatory |
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Georgia |
On the Georgia shore of Hartwell Lake. |
86 | W |
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Oconee Observing Field |
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Georgia |
a site used by the Atlanta Area Visual Observers (AAVO). |
87 | NW |
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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. |
87 | NW |
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Pleasant Grove Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Royston. |
88 | N |
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Spartanburg |
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South Carolina |
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88 | N |
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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. |
88 | S |
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Georgia Southern Planetarium |
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Georgia |
Planetarium of Georgia Southern University hosts public star parties. Also, a meeting place of the Statesboro Astronomy Club. In Statesboro. |
88 | SE |
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Givhans Ferry State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park used by the Lowcountry Stargazers (LCSG). Near Ridgeville. |
89 | SE |
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Cottageville Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Cottageville. |
90 | NE |
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Taylor Oaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Rock Hill. |
90 | NW |
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Greenville |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
91 | NE |
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MAC-Hunter Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Five observatories of members of the Midlands Astronomy Club. Near Behune. |
92 | N |
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TwinOaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Rock Hill. |
92 | NE |
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Lee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Bishopville. |
93 | NE |
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Andrew Jackson State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Lancaster. |
93 | NE |
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Rock Hill |
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South Carolina |
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93 | W |
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Evermore Farms |
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Georgia |
Site of future observatory and astronomy park. |
94 | N |
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Peppermill Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Rock Hill. |
95 | NE |
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Gayle H. Riggsbee Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. |
95 | NW |
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Central-Clemson |
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South Carolina |
Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca |
95 | NW |
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Lake Hartwell State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Fair Play. |
95 | NW |
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Paris Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Greenville. |
95 | SE |
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Coopers Hawk Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Ridgeland. |
96 | NE |
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Taxahaw |
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South Carolina |
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97 | NW |
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Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area |
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South Carolina |
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97 | S |
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Ebenezer Rd |
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South Carolina |
Forecast also covers Rincon and Springfield. |
98 | E |
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Greeleyville |
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South Carolina |
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98 | NE |
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Sun City Carolina Lakes |
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South Carolina |
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99 | E |
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Woods Bay State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Olanta. |
99 | N |
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Transit Dreams Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Transit Dreams Observatory |
99 | NW |
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Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory in Seneca. |
99 | SW |
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Milledgeville |
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Georgia |
Home of the Georgia College & State University Astronomy club. |
99 | W |
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University of Georgia Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of the University of Georgia. In Athens. |
100 | NW |
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Shaver Recreation Center |
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South Carolina |
AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca. |
101 | E |
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Berkeley High School |
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South Carolina |
School in Moncks Corner. |
101 | N |
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Kings Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Blacksburg. |
102 | SE |
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Colonial Dorchester State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Summerville. |
102 | W |
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Morgan County High School |
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Georgia |
High school in Madison. |
102 | W |
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Yamabushi Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Commerce. |
103 | W |
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North Lake Sinclair |
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Georgia |
Forecast covers the north-west part of Lake Sinclair, including the towns of Eatonton, Dennis and Meriweather. |
104 | SE |
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Roxbury Park |
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South Carolina |
Park of the town of Megget, SC. Used by the Lowcountry Stargazers (LCSG). |
105 | SE |
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Beaufort |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Beaufort Amateur Astronomers. |
107 | N |
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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. |
107 | N |
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Gaston County |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers. |
107 | NE |
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Ballantyne Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
107 | SE |
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Goose Creek |
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South Carolina |
Members of the Tiger Cub Astronomy Club observe nearby. |
108 | NW |
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Table Rock State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Pickens. |
109 | N |
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Squirrel Valley Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
109 | NE |
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808.5 Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Wesley Chapel. |
109 | NW |
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Keowee-Toxaway State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset. |
110 | N |
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Foothills Astronomical Society |
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North Carolina |
A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon. |
110 | W |
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Hard Labor Creek Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory site of Georgia State University. In Hard Labor Creek State Park. |
111 | N |
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Cherry Hill Farm |
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North Carolina |
A private farm near Union. |
111 | N |
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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. |
111 | NE |
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Indian Trail |
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North Carolina |
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111 | NE |
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Sugarloaf Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Patrick. Used by the Midlands Astronomy club |
111 | NW |
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Caesars Head State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Cleveland, SC. |
111 | NW |
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Jones Gap State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Marietta. |
111 | SE |
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May River Road Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory |
112 | N |
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Gastonia |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Gaston County Skywatchers. |
112 | NW |
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Oconee Station State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Walhalla. |
112 | S |
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Wes Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Vidalia. |
112 | W |
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Ex Nihilo Observatory |
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Georgia |
E.N.O. is a private observatory. |
113 | NW |
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Devil's Fork State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Salem. |
115 | NW |
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Cape Orion Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Mountain Rest. |
115 | NW |
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Oconee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Mountain Rest. |
115 | SE |
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Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Charleston. |
115 | SE |
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Edisto Beach State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park on Edisto Island. |
115 | SW |
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CCK's Universe |
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Georgia |
A private observing site near Jeffersonville. |
115 | W |
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Jefferson Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory in Jefferson. |
116 | N |
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Red Door Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
116 | NE |
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Charlotte |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Charlotte Amateur Astronomers Club. |
116 | NW |
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Mountain Rest Observatory |
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South Carolina |
An observing site,and future observator of the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. |
117 | NW |
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Dixon Lomax Memorial Observing Site |
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South Carolina |
Private observing site used by the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. Somewhere around Longcreek. |
117 | S |
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Savannah |
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Georgia |
Home of the Oglethorpe Astronomical Association |
117 | SE |
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Hunting Island State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Hunting Island. |
118 | N |
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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. |
118 | NW |
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Morning Star Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina. |
119 | NW |
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Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam |
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South Carolina |
Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail. |
119 | SE |
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Charleston |
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South Carolina |
Home of the observatory of College of Charleston. |
119 | SE |
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Kiawah Island Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory. |
119 | W |
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Charlie Elliott WLC |
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Georgia |
A wild life center, near Mansfield, used as a dark sky site by the Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |