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A & O Farm |
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Ohio |
Observing site used by the Mid-Ohio Valley Astronomy Club. Near Parkersburg. |
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A.S.S.E.T. at Colmesneil |
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Texas |
Dark-sky observing site of the Astronomical Society of South East Texas near Colmesneil. |
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ARGUS Dark Sky Site |
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Indiana |
A site of the Wabash County Astronomical Society(WCAS). |
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ASKC Dark Site |
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Missouri |
Dark-sky observing site owned by the Astronomical Society of Kansas City. Near Butler. |
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AVAC Kings Canyon Site |
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California |
Observing site of The Antelope Valley Astronomy Club. |
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Abbotsford |
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British Columbia |
Home of a dark-sky preserve which is the main observing site of the Fraser Valley Astronomers Society. Forecast also covers Mission. |
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Abilene |
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Texas |
Home of the Abilene Astronomical Society |
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Adams Ranch Dark Sky Site |
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Oklahoma |
Observing site of the Tulsa Astronomy Club. |
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Addison Oaks Observatory |
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Michigan |
Observatory of Oakland County Astronomy Club in Addison Oaks county park. |
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Alafia River State Park |
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Florida |
State Park used as an obsreving site by the Saint Petersburg Astronomy Club who also hold the Orange Blossom Special Star Party there. |
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Alamogordo |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Alamogordo Astronomy Club. |
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Albany |
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New York |
Home of the Albany Area Amateur Astronomers. Also about 20 miles from Dudley Observatoryin nearby Schenectady. |
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Alberta Star Party |
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Alberta |
Star party held by the RASC Calgary Centre at the Starland Recreational Area. Near Morrin. |
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Albuquerque |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society. |
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Alkali |
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Nevada |
An observing site, a few miles from the town of Alkali, used by the Tonopah Astronomical Society. |
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All-Arizona Star Party (Farnsworth Ranch) |
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Arizona |
A private ranch which is home to the All-Arizona Star Party of the East Valley Astronomy Club. |
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Allison's Woods |
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North Carolina |
An observing site of the Piedmont Amateur Astronomers. Near Turnersburg. |
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Altoona |
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Pennsylvania |
A site used by the Starlight Astronomy Club. |
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Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton |
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New Jersey |
AAAP is based in Princeton |
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Ames |
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Iowa |
Home of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers. |
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Anahuac Wildlife Refuge |
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Texas |
Wildlife refuge used by some members of the Houston Astronomical Society. |
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Anna Maria College |
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Massachusetts |
Used as an observing site by the Aldrich Astronomical Society. Near Paxton. |
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Antenna Site |
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Arizona |
Observing site near I-10 and Hovatter Rd, used by the Saguaro Astronomy Club. |
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Appleton |
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Wisconsin |
A meeting place of the Northeast Wisconsin Stargazers (NEWSTAR). |
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Area 51 |
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Florida |
A site used by the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association. Named after mile marker 51 on highway I75. Near the east edge of the Big Cypress National Preserve . |
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Area 52 Observatory |
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Arkansas |
Observatory (MPC 460) of the Red River Astronomy Club. South-west of Center Point. |
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Ashton Observatory |
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Iowa |
Observatory of the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Near Baxter. |
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Astronomy Club of Akron Observatory |
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Ohio |
An observatory of the Astronomy Club of Akron |
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Athens |
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Ohio |
Home of the South East Ohio Astronomical Society and Ohio University. |
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Atlanta |
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Georgia |
Home of the Atlanta Astronomy Club and Bradley Observatory of Agnes Scott College. |
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Atoka |
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Oklahoma |
Observing site of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas. Also home of the Lone Star Observatory. |
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Auburn-Opelika Airport |
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Alabama |
Auburn is home to the Auburn Astronomical Society. |
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Augusta |
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Georgia |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Augusta. |
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Austin |
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Texas |
Home of the Austin Astronomical Society |
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BCAS/IOEES Observatory |
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Ontario |
Observatory of the Bruce County Astronomical Society located at the Institute for Outdoor Education and Environmental Studies of the Bluewater District School Board. |
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BRAC Ivy Hill Site |
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Virginia |
A site used by the Blue Ridge Astronomy Club. |
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Bakersfield |
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California |
Home of the Kern Astronomical Society. |
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Baldy Hughes |
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British Columbia |
Alternate site used by the RASC Prince George Centre |
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Ballreich Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory at Camp Hertzer. Site of public observing held by the Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club (SVAAC). Near Tiffin. |
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Balsam Lake |
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Wisconsin |
A site used by the Minnesota Astronomical Society. |
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Baltic Corners |
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Ontario |
Main observing site of the SD&G Backyard Astronomers Club. South of the Village of Dunvegan, east from Maxville and west of Alexandria. |
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Barrie |
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Ontario |
Home of the Barrie Astronomy Club. |
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Bastrop State Park |
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Texas |
A State Park, located in the Lost Pines area of Texas, with a public astronomy program provided by the Friends of the Lost Pines State Parks and members of the Austin Astronomical Society. |
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Batsto |
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New Jersey |
An observing site of the Willingboro Astronomical Society. |
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Bear Branch Nature Center |
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Maryland |
A nature center and planetarium. Home to the Westminster Astronomical Society. |
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Beaufort |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Beaufort Amateur Astronomers. |
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Beaumont |
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Texas |
Home of the Astronomical Society of Southeast Texas (ASSET). |
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Beaver Creek Observatory |
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Maryland |
An observatory of the Tri-State Astronomers. |
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Belleplain State Forest |
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New Jersey |
Site of the South Jersey Star Party by the South Jersey Astronomy Club |
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Belleville |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC Belleville Centre |
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Bellingham |
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Washington |
Home of the Whatcom Association of Celestial Observers. |
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Belmont |
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Nevada |
A site used by the Astronomical Society of Nevada. |
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Berry Creek |
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Alberta |
Used by some memembers of the RASC Edmonton Centre. |
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Bethany Observing Station |
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Connecticut |
An observatory of Yale University, solely operated and maintained by the Astronomical Society of New Haven. Near New Haven. |
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Big Blue Observatory |
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Missouri |
An observatory of the (EMDSO). |
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Big Meadow |
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California |
Observing site used by the Tulare Astronomical Association and the . |
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Big Meadows |
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Virginia |
A site in Shenandoah National Park used by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. |
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Big Sky Observatory Site |
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Alberta |
Proposed site an observatory of the Big Sky Astronomical Society. |
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Binbrook Conservation Area |
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Ontario |
Conservation area and primary observing location for the Hamilton Amateur Astronomers (HAA). |
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Birmingham |
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Alabama |
Home of the Birmingham Astronomical Society. |
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Birmingham Astronomical Society Observatory |
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Alabama |
AKA BAS Obsevatory. Observatory of the Birmingham Astronomical Society. On Chandler Mountain. |
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Black Canyon City Star Party |
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Arizona |
A regular star party held by the Phoenix Astronomical Society in High Desert Park. Located in Black Canyon City. |
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Black Rock |
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Arizona |
Used as a star party site by the Southern Utah Astronomical Society. Note: this chart is on Utah Time (uses DST). |
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Black Rock Desert |
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Nevada |
A site used by the Astronomical Society of Nevada. |
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Blackfoot |
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Alberta |
An site used by the RASC Edmonton Center. |
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Blackwater Falls |
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West Virginia |
A state park and site of a star party held by the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society. |
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Blue Canyon |
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California |
Airport site used by the Sacramento Valley Astronomical Society and members of TAC-SAC. |
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Blue Mountain |
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Washington |
An observing site used by the Seattle Astronomical Society. Near Spada Reservoir NE of Sultan. |
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Blue Mountain Vista Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory also used by members of Chesmont Astronomical Society. Near New Ringgold. |
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Bluefield Ranch |
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Florida |
Ranch of Saint Lucie County. Used as an observing site of the Treasure Coast Astronomical Society. |
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Blythe |
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California |
Home of the Colorado River Astronomy Club. |
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Boise |
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Idaho |
Home of the Boise Astronomical Society. |
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Boltwood Observatory |
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Ontario |
An observatory in Stittsville. |
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Bonny Doon Airfield |
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California |
A site used by the Santa Cruz Astronomy Club. |
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Booker |
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Texas |
Home of the Top of Texas Amateur Astronomy Club. |
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Boundary Bay |
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British Columbia |
A site used by the RASC Vancouver Centre. |
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Bowman Observatory |
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Connecticut |
Observatory of the Greenwich Board of Education and operated by the Astronomical Society of Greenwich. In Grenwich. |
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Boyce Thompson Arboretum |
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Arizona |
Arboretum of the University of Arizona. Used by some members of the East Valley Astronomy Club (EVAC) |
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Bradley |
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Illinois |
Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers. |
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Brady's Run Park |
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Pennsylvania |
A parkused as a star party site by the Amateur Astronomers of Beaver County. Near Beaver Falls. |
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Brasstown Bald |
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Georgia |
Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain. |
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Brazosport Planetarium |
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Texas |
A planetarium in Clute. Also an observing site for the Brazosport Astronomy Club. |
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Breezy Point Observatory |
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West Virginia |
An observatory of the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society. Located at Camp Virgil Tate. |
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Bridgeport |
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Connecticut |
Also covers Stratford, which is home of the Boothe Memorial Astronomical Society. |
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Broad Creek |
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Maryland |
A Memorial Scout Reservation used, with permission, as a dark-sky site by the Harford County Astronomical Society. |
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Brockville |
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Ontario |
Home of the Brockville Astronomical Society. |
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Bryce Canyon National Park |
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Utah |
Bryce Canyon National Park is used by the NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassadors Program, the Salt Lake Astronomical Society, and the National Park Service for frequent public star parties. |
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Buehler Trust Observatory |
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New Jersey |
Observatory of Bergen Community College and the Buehler Columbia Amateur Astronomers Association. In Paramus. |
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Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge |
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Texas |
Wildlife preserver used by the Amarillo Astronomy Club. |
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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. |
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Burlington |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Alamance County. |
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Burwash |
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Ontario |
An observing site of the Greater Sudbury Amateur Astronomers. |
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C.M. Crockett Park |
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Virginia |
A county park and recreation facility used as an observing site by the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. In Midland. |
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CAS DS-2 |
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Pennsylvania |
A site on Blue Mountain, used by the Chesmont Astronomical Society. |
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CAS Remote Observing Site |
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Arizona |
A private observing site of the Coconino Astronomical Society. |
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CFAS |
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North Carolina |
An observing site of the Cape Fear Astronomical Society. About six miles from Burgaw. |
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CFAS Ocala Forest Site |
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Florida |
An observing site in the Ocala State forest. Currently limited to members of Central Florida Astronomical Society. |
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CHR |
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Virginia |
A private observing site of the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club. Near Middleburg. |
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CNYAC Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory of the Central New York Astronomy Club. |
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Cahas Mountain Overlook |
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Virginia |
A site used by the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society. Milepost 139 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |