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"Way The Held Out" Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Conneautville. |
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The Rezervatory |
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Nebraska |
A private observatory between Wahoo and Omaha. |
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The Rock Bottom Observatory |
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Colorado |
Near Allanspark. |
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The Rose Dorothea Observatory |
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Massachusetts |
A private observatory near Provincetown. |
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The Section 8 Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory. |
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The Sky's The Limit Observatory and Nature Center |
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California |
Observatory and nature center in Twentynine Palms. |
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The SkyRunner Observatory |
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New Jersey |
A private observatory in the area of Waldwick. |
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The Smith Observatory |
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New York |
Historic observatory in Geneva. |
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The Star Deck Observatory |
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Indiana |
A private observatory near Greenfield. |
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The Stellar Shed |
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Illinois |
A private observatory near Aledo. |
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The Stocker AstroScience Center |
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Florida |
Future Science Center, with observatories, of Florida International University -- Maidique Campus. |
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The Top Of The Sky Mini Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory. |
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The Troy Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory. |
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The University of Puget Sound Observatory |
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Washington |
Observatory of the physics department of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. |
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The W.M. Keck Observatory at Pacific Lutheran University |
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Washington |
Campus observatory of Pacific Lutheran University. |
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The Westport Observatory |
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Connecticut |
Observatory of the Westport Astronomical Society. |
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The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory under construction. |
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TheDamObservatory-Lake Tschida |
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North Dakota |
A private observatory with occiasonal public star parties. |
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Thimble Islands Observatory |
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Connecticut |
A private observatory near Stony Creek. |
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Third Stone Observatory |
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Alberta |
A private observatory. |
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Thomas Conway Observatory |
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Indiana |
Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county. |
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Thomas Harriot Observatory |
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Virginia |
An observatory of the College of William & Mary. |
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Thomas Observatory |
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California |
A private observatory. |
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Thomas S. Toth Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near Spencerville. |
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Thorn Garden Observatory |
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Washington |
A private observatory near Port Angeles. |
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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. |
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Three Guys Observatory |
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Indiana |
Near Washington. |
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Three Pines Observatory |
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Minnesota |
A private observatory in Russell. |
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Three dog Observatory |
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Newfoundland |
A private observatory. |
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Thunder Bay Observatory |
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Ontario |
Observatory about 25km from Thunder Bay. |
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Tidewater Farm Observatory |
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New Hampshire |
Observatory near Stratham |
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Timber Rock Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory near Stephenville. |
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Timberline Observatory |
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Iowa |
A private observatory somewhere around Winterset. |
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Timerson Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory near Newark. |
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Tinyblue Observatory |
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Washington |
A private observatory near Greenbank on Whidbey Island. |
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Tiplady Farms Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
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Tmakwa Observatory |
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New Hampshire |
A private observatory near Twin Mountain. |
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Tobey Memorial Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
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Tom's Yard |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
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Tombstone Observatory |
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Arizona |
A private observatory near Tombstone. |
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Tombstone Sky Observatory |
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Arizona |
A private visual-only dark-sky observatory. In the city of Tombstone. |
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Top Of The World Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory near Pie Town. |
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Topeka |
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Kansas |
"Home of the Crane Observatory of Washburn University and the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers\' League. |
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Toronto |
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Ontario |
Home of the Toronto RASC, University of Toronto Atmospheric Observatory (TAO) and the Ontario Science Center. |
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Tralfamadore Observatory |
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California |
A private observatory. |
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Tranquility Base Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory near Pinson. |
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Tranquility Gate Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near North Lima. |
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Tranquility Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near West Manchester. |
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Transit Dreams North |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
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Transit Dreams Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Transit Dreams Observatory |
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Treadwell Observatory |
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Ontario |
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Treesdale Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
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Triplet Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
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Trottier Observatory |
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British Columbia |
Observatory of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby. |
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Trout Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory in Oak Harbor. |
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Troy Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Near Troy and Mc Cormick. |
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Troy Space Gazebo |
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Michigan |
A private observatory used by some members of the Oakland Astronomy Club. In Troy. |
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Trubble Terrestrial Telescope |
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Colorado |
A private observatory on Coyote Rim Ranch west of Fort Collins. |
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Truman State University Observatory |
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Missouri |
Obsevator of Truman State University. Near Kirksville. |
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Tucker Creek Observatory |
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Missouri |
A private observatory of a member of the Eastern Ozark Astronomical Society. |
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Tujunga Observatory |
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California |
A private observatory in Tujunga. |
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Tularcitos Observatory |
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California |
A site used by the Mira Observers Group |
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Turtle Beach Observatory |
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Louisiana |
A private observatory. |
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Turtle Rock Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory near Abingdon. |
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Tusaire Observatory |
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Minnesota |
A private observatory near Zimmerman. |
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Tuscaloosa |
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Alabama |
Home to public star nights at the University of Alabama's observatory. |
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Tuva Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
An observatory the Tuva Astronomy Club. On Mt. Feynman near Checotah. |
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Twillingate Astronomical Observatory |
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Newfoundland |
A private observatory on Twillingate Island. |
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Twin Dogs Observatory |
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Maine |
Site of future private observatory. Near Saint Froid Lake. |
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Twin Lakes Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Cumming. |
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Twin Lakes Preserve Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Shohola. |
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Twin Oaks Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Soddy-Daisy. |
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Twin Peeks Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory. |
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Twin Sugars Observatory |
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West Virginia |
A private observatory of a member of the Greenbrier Valley Astronomy Association. Near Friars Hill. |
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TwinOaks Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory near Rock Hill. |
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Two Cedar Station |
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Texas |
A private observatory. |
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Two Goats Observatory |
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California |
A private site affiliated with the Antelope Valley Astronomy Club. |
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Two Rivers Observatory |
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Nova Scotia |
Public observatory in Two Rivers Wildlife Park. Near Huntington. |
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Tzec Maun Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private site of the Tzec Maun Foundation which makes their telescopes freely available to students and researchers, though the internet. Near Cloudcroft. |
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UBC Liquid-Mirror Observatory |
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British Columbia |
Observatory of the University of British Columbia. In the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest. |
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UBarU Observatory |
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Texas |
Observatory of UBarU Camp & Retreat Center which is an International Dark Sky Park. |
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UF Campus Teaching Observatory |
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Florida |
An observatory of the University of Florida. In Gainesville. |
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UFOWorks Observatory |
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Massachusetts |
A private observatory in Sturbridge. |
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UI Observatory |
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Washington |
Observatory of the University of Idaho. With pubic events cosponsored by the Palouse Astronomical Society. |
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UM-Dearborn Observatory |
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Michigan |
Observatory of the Dearborn Campus of the University of Michigan. |
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UMBC Observatory |
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Maryland |
Observatory of University of Maryland, Baltimore County. |
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UND Observatory |
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North Dakota |
Observatory of the University of North Dakota. Also site of weekly star parties, held by the Northern Sky Astronomical Society. |
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UNH Observatory |
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New Hampshire |
Observatory of the University of New Hampshire. Near Durham. |
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USNO |
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DC |
The U.S. Naval Observatory. |
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USNO Flagstaff Station |
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Arizona |
A U.S. Naval Observatory also known as NOFS. Near Flagstaff. |
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UTSA Observatory |
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Texas |
Observatory of the University of Texas in San Antonio. |
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UW-Whitewater Observatory |
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Wisconsin |
Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater. |
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UWSP Observatory |
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Wisconsin |
of the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. |
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Union College Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory of Union College in Schenectady. |
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Union Street Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory |
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Univerciel |
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Quebec |
Un observatoire priv\xe9. |
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University of Colorado Alpine Observatory |
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Colorado |
Observatory at the Mountain Research Station of the University of Colorado. |
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University of Connecticut Observatory |
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Connecticut |
Observatory of UConn. In Storrs. |
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University of Georgia Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of the University of Georgia. In Athens. |
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University of Maryland Observatory |
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Maryland |
Observatory of University of Maryland Home of the National Capital Astronomers. in College Park. |
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University of Missouri |
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Missouri |
Aka Mizzou. University in Columbia. Home of Laws Observatory. |
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University of Oklahoma Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
Observatory of the Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Oklahoma. Site of outreach star parties held by the Lunar Sooners astronomy club. |
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UpUp Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory on Hiraeth Island, Lost Channel near Severn Falls. |
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Upstate Stars Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
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Uranias' Slave Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Harrison. |
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Ursa Major Observatory |
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Oregon |
A private observatory in Sisters. |
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Ursae Majoris Observatory |
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Washington |
A private observatory near Auburn |
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Useppa Island Observatory |
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Florida |
A private observatory near Bokeelia. |
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Utah Desert Remote Observatories |
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Utah |
A commercial remote observatory. |
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VERITAS |
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Arizona |
Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System is a gamma ray observatory. |
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VSO |
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Ontario |
AKA Very Small Obsrevatory. A private observatory near Ancaster. |
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VSOR Observatory |
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Massachusetts |
A private observatory in Waltham. |
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VU Observatory |
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Indiana |
Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events. |
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Vallecito Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory. |
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Vallejo Observatory |
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California |
A private observatory site close to Vallejo. |
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Valley View Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Kaseville. |
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Valley Vista Observatory |
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New Mexico |
Future observatory on a rental property. |
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Van Vleck Observatory |
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Connecticut |
Observatory of Wesleyan University, which is site of public astronomy sessions held by Astronomical Society of Greater Hartford. In Middletown. |
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Vancouver |
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British Columbia |
Home of the RASC Vancouver Centre and the Gordon Southam Observatory of the H.R. Macmillan Space Centre. |
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Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Community observatory. In Brentwood, Williamson County. |
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Vanderbilt Planetarium & Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory and planetarium of Vanderbilt Museum in Centerport. Also a meeting place of the Astronomical Society of Long Island. |
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Velveeta Valley Observatory |
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Illinois |
Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica. |
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Verdemont Ranch Observatory |
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Colorado |
A private observatory near Westcliffe. |
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Vermillion Cliffs Observatory |
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Utah |
Observatory near Kanab. |
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Vestavia Hills Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory on Shades Mountain in Vestavia Hills. |
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Victoria |
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British Columbia |
Home of the RASC Victoria Centre and Victoria Climenhaga Observatory. |
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Viking Observatory |
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Illinois |
A private observatory Near Galesburg. |
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Villa Stellarum |
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Texas |
A private observatory. |
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Vincent Court Observatory |
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New Jersey |
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Virgil Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory. |
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Virgo Skyline Observatory. |
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Nevada |
A private observatory. |
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Visual Reconstructions Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory in Sterling Heights. |
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Von Braun Observatory |
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Alabama |
Observatory of the Von Braun Astronomical Society. Located in Monte Sano State Park. |
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Voorhees State Park |
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New Jersey |
Home of the New Jersey Astronomical Association and the Edwin E. Aldrin Astronomical Center including the Paul Robinson Observatory. |
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W & B Observatory |
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New Mexico |
Near Cloudcroft. |
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W. Alton Jones Campus Observatory |
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Rhode Island |
Observatory of the University of Rhode Island at the URI W. Alton Jones Campus. |
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W/P Observatory |
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Iowa |
Near Grinnell. |
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WHOPPER Observatory |
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New Jersey |
A private observatory in Washington, NJ |
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WHS Observatory |
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Missouri |
In Platte city. |
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WWIN Observatory |
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Arkansas |
A private observatory. |
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WWYS Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Aka Watch Where You Step Observatory. A private observatory. |
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Wadsworth Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory in Wadsworth. |
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Waffelow Creek Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory. |
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Wagner Observatory |
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Florida |
A private observatory near Bonita Springs. |
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Wahnsiedler Observatory |
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Indiana |
Observatory of the Evansville Astronomical Society. Near Lynnville. |
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Waid Observatory (Margate) |
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Florida |
A private observatory near Margate. |
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Walgrove Observatory |
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Maryland |
A private observatory in Reisterstown. |
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Walker County Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory of NASA's lunar impact monitoring program. |
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Walla Walla |
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Washington |
Home of Whitman College and not far from Whitman College's Bracher Observatory. |
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Walnut Hill Observatory |
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Nebraska |
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Walnut Street Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory in Berwick. |
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Walter F. Barber, Jr. Memorial Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. In Villa Rica. |
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Waltman Observatory |
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Mississippi |
A private observatory in Madison County. |
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Waning Crescent Observatory |
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New York |
A private observatory near East Meadow. |
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Waning Moon II Observatory |
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Louisiana |
A private observatory near Pearl River. |
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Warbler's Hideaway Observatory |
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Michigan |
A private observatory near Lovells. |
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Warman Observatory |
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Minnesota |
A private observatory. |
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Warren Rupp Observatory |
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Ohio |
An observatory Near Mansfield. Home of the Hidden Hollow star party. |
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Wartburg College Observatory |
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Iowa |
An observatory of Wartburg College in Waverly. |
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Warwick |
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Rhode Island |
Home of the Margaret M. Jacoby Observatory of the Community College of Rhode Island. |
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Washoe Zephyr Observatory |
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Nevada |
A private observatory in Washoe Valley. |
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Watch Observatory |
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Quebec |
A private observatory in St-Lazare. |
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Watch Observatory 2 |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
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Waterfall Creek Observatory |
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Missouri |
A private observatory near Bunker. |
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Watership Farm Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory southeast of Palestine. |
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Watson Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory |
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Watson Starview Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory somewhere around Briggs. Used by the Williamson County Astronomy Club for star parties. |
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Wayaway Observatory |
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Arizona |
A private observatory. |
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Wayne's Backyard Observatory |
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Florida |
A private observatory of a member of the Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club. In Lake Alfred. |
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Wayside Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. Chart also covers the towns of New London, Avondale, West Grove and Oxford. |
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WeBeWebbiers Observatory |
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California |
A private observatory somewhere around Temecula. |
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Weather and Sky Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Grimbsby. |
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Weathertop Observatory |
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New York |
Near Johnsonville. |
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Webb Schools Observatory |
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California |
A observatory of The Webb Schools. |
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Welsh Mt. Observatory |
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Virginia |
A private observatory near Shipman and halfway between Charlottesville & Lynchburg. |
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Wes Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Vidalia. |
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West Chester |
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Pennsylvania |
Home of WCU Observatory and meeting place of the Chester County Astronomical Society. |
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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. |
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West Haven Pass Observatory |
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Vermont |
A private observatory near West Haven. |
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West Point Observatory |
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Wisconsin |
Observatory near Monticello. |
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West Point Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory near West Point. |
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West Point Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory of the West Point military academy. |
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West Sky Observatory |
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Maine |
A private observatory in West Paris. |
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West Valley Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. Near Fogelsville. |
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WestVale Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near . |
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Westminster College Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory of Westminster College. In New Wilmington |
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Wetzel Observatory |
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Maine |
Near Casco |
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Weymouth Pines Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Middlesex Centre. |
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Wharf Road Observatory |
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Nova Scotia |
A private observatory of members of the RASC Halifax Centre and Minas Astronomy Group. Near Annapolis Royal. |
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Whatt Observatory |
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Wisconsin |
A private observatory near Ashland. |
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Wheaton College Observatory |
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Massachusetts |
Observatory, with public viewing, of Wheaton College. |
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Whippoorwill Hill Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
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Whiskey Bay Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
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Whiskyjack Observatory |
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Quebec |
A private observatory. |
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Whisper Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory in Holland. |
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Whispering Pines Observatory |
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Colorado |
A private Observatory. |
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WhistleStop Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
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White Barn Observatory |
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Ohio |
Future observatory site near Bradford. |
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White Eagle Observatory |
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Illinois |
A private observatory near Naperville. |
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White House Observatory |
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Alabama |
Near Moulton |