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Observatory Park |
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Ohio |
Park of the Geauga Park District . Site of astronomical, geological and meteorlogical observatories. Affiliated with the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society. In Montville township. |
3 | S |
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Indian Hill Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory of the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society |
7 | E |
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SkyWatch Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private obseratory near Hartsgrove. |
12 | S |
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Eldon Russell Park |
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Ohio |
A county park near Burton. |
13 | N |
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Madison |
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Ohio |
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13 | SW |
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The Top Of The Sky Mini Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory. |
13 | W |
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Penitentiary Glen Reservation |
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Ohio |
A Lake Metropark and home of the Kevin P. Clinton Wildlife Center. Also site of the Super Star Party. Near Kirtland. |
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Zeppy's Astronomical Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory somewhere around Chardon. |
19 | S |
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Hiram College |
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Ohio |
College in Hiram |
20 | W |
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Eastlake |
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Ohio |
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22 | SW |
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Solon |
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Ohio |
Used by some members of the Chagrin Valley Astonomical Society |
24 | E |
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Dorset Wilderness Area |
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Ohio |
Wilderness area open to the public. |
24 | S |
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Mahoning Valley Cortese Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory of the Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society. Near Braceville. |
32 | W |
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Cleveland |
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Ohio |
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33 | SW |
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Fishcreek Rd Observing Site |
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Ohio |
Site of public astronomy events in Stow, Ohio. |
36 | SW |
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Cuyahoga Valley National Park |
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Ohio |
National park near Near Peninsula, OH. |
37 | NE |
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Conneaut |
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Ohio |
Also covers Ashtabula. |
38 | E |
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Greenville |
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Pennsylvania |
In Mercer county. Home to the Greenville Area Astronomy Club. |
40 | SE |
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Youngstown |
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Ohio |
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40 | SW |
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Bath Nature Preseve |
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Ohio |
Nature preserve and observing site of the Summit County Astronomy Club. |
40 | SW |
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Eagle's Nest |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near Akron. |
41 | E |
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"Way The Held Out" Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Conneautville. |
42 | SE |
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Canfield |
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Ohio |
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42 | W |
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Burrell Memorial Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory of Baldwin Wallace University. |
43 | S |
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Field of Dreams Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near Salem. |
45 | W |
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Walter E. Schuele Planetarium |
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Ohio |
Planetarium of the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center with public observing programs. In Bay Village. |
47 | NE |
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Evergreen Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory in Girard Township. |
47 | S |
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Clarke Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory of Mount Union College. In Alliance. |
48 | E |
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Meadville |
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Pennsylvania |
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48 | W |
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Cosmic Orchard Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near Columbia Station |
49 | SE |
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Tranquility Gate Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near North Lima. |
49 | SW |
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Astronomy Club of Akron Observatory |
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Ohio |
An observatory of the Astronomy Club of Akron |
50 | S |
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Don's Backyard |
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Ohio |
A private observing site. |
51 | E |
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Pettis Rd Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
51 | SE |
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Westminster College Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory of Westminster College. In New Wilmington |
51 | SW |
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Wadsworth Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory in Wadsworth. |
52 | NE |
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Eureka Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
53 | E |
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Edinboro University Planetarium and Observatory. |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory and planetarium of Edinboro University. |
53 | E |
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GCC Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory of Grove City College |
56 | SE |
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Winnerwood Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory |
58 | E |
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Starshine Farm Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Wayne. |
58 | W |
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Lorain |
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Ohio |
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59 | NE |
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Mitchell Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
59 | S |
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Scenic Vista Park |
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Ohio |
Park of the Columbiana County Park District. An observing site of the Mahoning Valley Astronomical Society. |
59 | SW |
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LaGrange |
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Ohio |
Home of the The Black River Astronomical Society. |
59 | W |
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John D. Nielsen Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory located on the Carlisle Reservation. Used for public observing by the The Black River Astronomical Society. |
60 | SE |
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Grove City College |
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Pennsylvania |
College in Grove city. |
60 | SW |
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CAA Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory of the Cuyahoga Astronomical Association located at Letha House Park near Spencer. |
61 | E |
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Old LeBoeuf Cemetery |
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Pennsylvania |
A site of the Erie County Mobile Observers Group. Near Mill Village. |
62 | E |
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Higby Hill Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
62 | W |
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Oberlin |
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Ohio |
Home of the Oberlin College Observatory and Oberlin Astronomy Club. |
64 | NE |
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Erie |
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Pennsylvania |
Home of the Mehalso Observatory of Penn State Erie. |
64 | NW |
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Rondeau Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
A provincial park on Lake Erie, near Chatham. |
65 | S |
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Fry Family Park |
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Ohio |
A park in Pike Township |
65 | SW |
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WCAC |
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Ohio |
The Wilderness Center Astronomy Club is located southwest of Canton. |
66 | SE |
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Pittsburgh Space Weather Observation Area |
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Pennsylvania |
A public observation area in Moraine State Park. |
67 | W |
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Vermilion |
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Ohio |
A town in Erie county. |
68 | SE |
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Geneva College Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory of Geneva College. Also known as the John Paul Schaefer Memorial Observatory. |
69 | S |
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Ramsey Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory. |
70 | NW |
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Green Ridge Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Ridgetown. |
70 | SE |
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Brady's Run Park |
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Pennsylvania |
A parkused as a star party site by the Beaver Valley Space Sciences Interest Group . Near Beaver Falls. |
70 | SE |
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C-Murrinsville |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observing site in north Butler county. |
70 | SW |
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Wooster |
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Ohio |
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74 | SE |
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Mt. Chestnut Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory in Mount Chestnut near Butler. |
75 | N |
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Port Burwell Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
Provincial park. |
75 | NW |
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Rodney |
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Ontario |
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77 | N |
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Fingal Wildlife Centre |
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Ontario |
FWC is a site used by the London RASC |
77 | NE |
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Long Point Provincial Park |
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Ontario |
Provincial Park on lake Erie. |
78 | W |
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Point Pelee National Park |
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Ontario |
National Park and dark sky preserve. |
79 | SE |
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Aliquippa |
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Pennsylvania |
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80 | E |
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The Bruce M. Bedow Memorial Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory of the The Oil Region Astronomical Society. Also, home of Astroblast, a star party of ORAS. |
80 | E |
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ORAS Dark-Sky Site |
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Pennsylvania |
Observing site of the Oil Region Astronomical Society (ORAS). |
80 | N |
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Springwater Conservation Area |
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Ontario |
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80 | NW |
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Chatham |
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Ontario |
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81 | NW |
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Big Bend Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory of a member of the RASC London Centre. |
82 | SE |
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Pane Observing Site |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observing site in Marshall Township. |
82 | SE |
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Raccoon Creek State Park |
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Pennsylvania |
State park. |
83 | N |
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St. Thomas |
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Ontario |
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83 | SE |
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Treesdale Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
83 | W |
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Collinsport Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory on Kelleys Island. |
83 | W |
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Pelee Island |
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Ontario |
Actually, the southernmost point in Canada at the Fish Point Provincial Park. The best spot for observing Omega Centauri from Canada. |
84 | NW |
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Tilbury |
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Ontario |
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84 | SW |
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Rustic Lake Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near Ashland. |
85 | NE |
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Long Point Observatory |
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Ontario |
A commercial observatory, open to the public. Near Port Dover. |
85 | NW |
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Leamington |
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Ontario |
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85 | W |
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Sandusky |
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Ohio |
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87 | S |
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Steubenville |
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Ohio |
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88 | NW |
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Hallam Observatory |
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Ontario |
An observatory of the RASC Windsor Centre. Near Comber. |
88 | SE |
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StarGlider Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory in Gibsonia. |
90 | N |
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Norfolk County |
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Ontario |
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90 | N |
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Tillsonburg |
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Ontario |
Aka Tilsonburg. |
90 | SE |
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Chateau De Testa Stars |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observing site. |
92 | E |
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania |
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Pennsylvania |
University in Clarion. |
92 | NW |
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Oakdale |
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Ontario |
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93 | N |
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Delhi (ON) |
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Ontario |
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93 | SE |
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Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Near Deer Lakes Park, Russellton. Observatory of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh |
94 | NE |
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Port Dover |
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Ontario |
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94 | SE |
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IUP Northpointe Regional Campus |
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Pennsylvania |
Campus of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Star party site of main campus astronomy classes. |
94 | SW |
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Stillwell |
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Ohio |
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94 | W |
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HVAG SkyTour |
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Ohio |
Private land and site of puiblic viewings held by the Huron Valley Astronomers Group |
95 | E |
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Hearts Content Scenic Area |
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Pennsylvania |
A site used by the Southern Tier Astronomy Recreation Society(S.T.A.R.S). |
95 | N |
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Weymouth Pines Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Middlesex Centre. |
95 | NE |
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Long Point on Lake Chautauqua |
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New York |
A state park on Chautauqua Lake. Used by the Southern Tier Astronomy Recreation Society (STARS) . |
95 | NE |
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Simcoe |
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Ontario |
Home of the North Shore Erie Amateur Astronomers. |
95 | SW |
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Anderson Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private obsrevatory near Shelby. |
95 | W |
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Camp Cedarwin Scout Camp |
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Ontario |
A scout camp in Essex county. |
96 | S |
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Greg's Happy Place |
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Ohio |
A private observing site. |
96 | SW |
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Warren Rupp Observatory |
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Ohio |
An observatory Near Mansfield. Home of the Hidden Hollow star party. |
97 | N |
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London |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC London Centre. |
97 | SE |
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Kittanning |
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Pennsylvania |
A town in Armstrong county. |
97 | SE |
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Pittsburgh |
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Pennsylvania |
Home of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Observatory of the University of Pittsburgh. |
98 | SE |
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Oakmont Country Club |
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Pennsylvania |
A golf course. |
99 | E |
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Cooksburg |
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Pennsylvania |
Forecast also covers Cook Forest State Park. |
99 | N |
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Hume Cronyn Observatory |
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Ontario |
A observatory run by the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Western Ontario. |
99 | N |
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Strathroy |
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Ontario |
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99 | SE |
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Edgewood Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near New Kensington. |
99 | SE |
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Gettysburg Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
99 | SW |
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Coshocton |
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Ohio |
A town in Coshocton county. |
100 | SE |
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Goheenville |
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Pennsylvania |
A town in Armstrong county. |
101 | E |
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Jamestown |
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New York |
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101 | N |
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Pictor Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Ingersoll. |
102 | E |
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Warren |
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Pennsylvania |
Home of the Warren County Amateur Astronomy Club. |
102 | SE |
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Plum |
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Pennsylvania |
Forecast also covers Monroeville, William D Boyce Regional Park, Penn Hills, and New Kensington. |
103 | S |
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Salt Fork State Park |
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Ohio |
State Park near Cambridge. |
103 | SE |
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Canonsburg |
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Pennsylvania |
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104 | N |
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Purple Crow Lidar Facility |
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Ontario |
Laser radar located at the Environmental Sciences Western Field Station of Western University. |
104 | S |
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St Clairsville |
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Ohio |
Home of the NOVAE astronomy club. |
104 | SE |
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Paslow Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Bethel Park. |
105 | SE |
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Kunkle Park |
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Pennsylvania |
Park in Washington(PA) township. |
107 | NW |
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Windsor |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC Windsor Centre. |
107 | S |
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Wheeling |
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West Virginia |
Forecast also covers Bridgeport, OH. |
107 | W |
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Trout Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory in Oak Harbor. |
108 | E |
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Martz-Kohl Observatory |
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New York |
Near Jamestown. Observatory of the Martz Astronomical Association |
108 | N |
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Woodstock |
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Ontario |
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108 | NE |
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Fredonia Observatory |
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New York |
Observatory of Fredonia State University of New York. |
108 | SW |
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Miller Observatory |
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Ohio |
Observatory at Kenyon College. |
108 | SW |
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Payne's Starfield Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory in Fredericktown. |
109 | N |
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Embro Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory near Embro. |
109 | SW |
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Kitt's Castle Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory somewhere around Galion. |
110 | SE |
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Mingo Creek Park Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
Observatory of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. Near Monongahela. |
110 | W |
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Wolf Creek Park |
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Ohio |
County park. |
111 | NE |
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Haldimand |
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Ontario |
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111 | NW |
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Lake St. Clair Metropark Observatory |
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Michigan |
Future site of an observatory of Wayne State University located at Lake St. Clair Metropark. |
111 | W |
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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). Also used by physics students at Heidelberg College. Near Tiffin. |
112 | N |
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G-2 Farms Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
112 | NW |
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St. Clair Shores |
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Michigan |
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112 | SE |
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Dartmoor Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory. |
112 | SW |
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Bucyrus |
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Ohio |
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113 | N |
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Elginfield Observatory |
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Ontario |
Observatory of the University of Western Ontario(UWO). |
113 | NE |
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Cayuga |
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Ontario |
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113 | NW |
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Detroit |
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Michigan |
Home of the Dassault Systèmes Planetarium at the Detroit Science Center. |
113 | W |
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Heidelberg College |
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Ohio |
A college in Tiffin. |
113 | W |
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Lake Erie Metropark |
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Michigan |
A Detroit Metro Park on the Lake Erie shore line south of Detroit. Check with the park before planning observing. |
114 | SE |
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The Kiski School Astronomy Club |
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Pennsylvania |
A club at The Kiski School. In. Saltsburg. |
115 | N |
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Brantford |
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Ontario |
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115 | N |
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Spring Hill School Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory at the site of a former school. Near Drumbo Blandford-Blenheim. |
116 | SE |
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Radomski Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Jeannette. |
117 | N |
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CMiller Observatory |
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Ontario |
Near Brantford. |
117 | N |
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CMOR |
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Ontario |
The Canadian Meteor Orbit Radar. A meteor research station of the University of Western Ontario. Near Tavistock. |
117 | NW |
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Hector J. Robinson Observatory |
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Michigan |
AKA the Lincoln Park Observatory. Observatory of the Lincoln Park School System. Near Lincoln Park High School. |
117 | NW |
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Sarnia |
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Ontario |
Home of the RASC Sarnia Centre. |
117 | SE |
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HAO Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory near Monessen. |
117 | W |
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White Star Park |
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Ohio |
County park and home of the Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club (SVAAC). annual star party. In Gibsonburg. |
118 | E |
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Punxsutawney |
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Pennsylvania |
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118 | NE |
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The Blue Marble Observatory |
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Ontario |
A private observatory. |
118 | NW |
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New Haven |
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Michigan |
In Macomb county. |
118 | SW |
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Rio Riley Solar Observatory |
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Ohio |
A private observatory |
118 | W |
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Refractor Heaven |
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Ohio |
A private observatory near Genoa. |
119 | SE |
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Union Street Observatory |
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Pennsylvania |
A private observatory |
120 | N |
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Lambton Shores |
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Ontario |
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