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Batesville |
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Georgia |
A town in Habersham county. |
8 | S |
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Luckie's Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
14 | NW |
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Brasstown Bald |
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Georgia |
Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain. |
18 | NW |
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Towns County Park |
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Georgia |
AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee. |
20 | E |
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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. |
20 | N |
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Kilpatrick Point Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Hayesville. |
25 | SW |
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Black Mountain Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Dahlonega. |
27 | E |
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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. |
27 | S |
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Dogshead |
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Georgia |
A private observing site. |
28 | E |
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Cape Orion Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Mountain Rest. |
30 | N |
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Wayah Bald |
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North Carolina |
A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest. |
30 | E |
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Oconee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Mountain Rest. |
30 | SW |
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North Georgia Astronomical Observatory |
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Georgia |
The NGAO is an observatory of University of North Georgia. Also used by the North Georgia Astronomers. Near Dahlonega. |
31 | E |
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Oconee Station State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Walhalla. |
32 | NE |
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Mountain High observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Highlands. |
33 | W |
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Robert W. Woodruff Scout Reservation |
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Georgia |
Scout reservation used as an observing site by the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
34 | NW |
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Murphy |
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North Carolina |
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35 | NE |
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Whiteside Mountain |
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North Carolina |
A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain. |
36 | W |
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Mookie Mountain Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
37 | E |
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Shaver Recreation Center |
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South Carolina |
AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca. |
37 | S |
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Elachee Nature Science Center |
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Georgia |
A museum and nature preserve in Gainsville. |
37 | SE |
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Lake Hartwell State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Fair Play. |
39 | E |
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Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory in Seneca. |
39 | NE |
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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. |
39 | SW |
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Lake Lanier Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory west of Lake Sydney Lanier. |
40 | E |
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Devil's Fork State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Salem. |
40 | SW |
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Hampton Mountain |
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Georgia |
A few miles from Cumming. |
41 | S |
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Jefferson Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory in Jefferson. |
41 | S |
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Yamabushi Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Commerce. |
42 | W |
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Bee Sting Hill Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
43 | E |
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Keowee-Toxaway State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset. |
44 | E |
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Central-Clemson |
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South Carolina |
Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca |
44 | SW |
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McElroy Mountain |
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Georgia |
Covers the region around McElroy Mountain, including Grandview, Marblehill, Holcomb and Emma. |
48 | NE |
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Sylva |
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North Carolina |
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48 | NW |
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Sassafras Ridge |
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Tennessee |
Actually a point Near Beech Gap overlook located along the Cherohala Skyway close to the border with North Carolina. In Cherokee National Forest. |
48 | SE |
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Pleasant Grove Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Royston. |
48 | SE |
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Rogers' Astrophysics Observatory |
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Georgia |
On the Georgia shore of Hartwell Lake. |
49 | N |
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Smoky Mountain Stargaze |
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North Carolina |
Star party. |
50 | SE |
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Sadlers Creek State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Anderson. |
51 | NW |
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Buck Bald Mountain |
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Tennessee |
A public area at the summit |
52 | NE |
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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. |
52 | SW |
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D. S. Millas Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Cumming. |
52 | SW |
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J. Stephen Schmidt Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Ball Ground. |
52 | SW |
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Twin Lakes Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Cumming. |
52 | W |
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Puckett Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory near Ellijay. Home of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search |
53 | E |
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Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area |
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South Carolina |
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53 | NE |
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Dogstar Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
53 | S |
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Ex Nihilo Observatory |
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Georgia |
E.N.O. is a private observatory. |
55 | E |
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Table Rock State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Pickens. |
55 | S |
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Dacula |
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Georgia |
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55 | SW |
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Bourne Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
57 | E |
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Anderson |
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South Carolina |
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57 | NW |
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Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground |
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Tennessee |
Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains. |
57 | S |
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University of Georgia Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of the University of Georgia. In Athens. |
58 | SW |
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Culver's Urban Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory of a member of the Charlie Elliott Astronomy Club. In Milton. |
59 | N |
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Cades Cove |
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Tennessee |
Centered on the Cades Cove vistitor's center in Great Smoky Mountains national park. Home of the Cades Cove Star Party held by The Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society. |
60 | N |
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park |
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Tennessee |
National Park. |
60 | NE |
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Brevard |
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North Carolina |
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60 | SW |
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Owens Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory in Alpharetta. |