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Abbotsford
Home of a
dark-sky preserve
which is the main observing site of the
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
. Forecast also covers Mission.
Aldergrove Lake Regional Park
Park
near Aldergove. Site of
Persied meteor show events
organized by the Great Vancouver Regional District.
Ashcroft
A site of the Kamploops Astromical Society.
Baldy Hughes
Alternate site used by the RASC
Prince George Centre
Boundary Bay
A site used by the
RASC Vancouver Centre
.
Burnaby
Cabin in the Sky Observatory
A private
observatory
near Bridesville.
Campbell River
Campbell Valley Regional Park
park
used by some members of the
RASC Vancouver Centre
.
Chilliwack Lake
Used by some members of the
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
.
Clearwater
Creston
Diamond Trailhead
A trailhead in
Garibaldi Provincial Park
.
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Observatory
near Victoria.
Duncan
Ed Majden Observatory
A private
observatory
specializing in meteor science. Near Courtenay.
Elkford
Fanny Bay
Forecast also covers Union Bay, Denman Island and Bowser.
Fort Nelson
?
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
Fort Saint James
Home to some members of the RASC
Prince George Centre
.
Fort Saint John
?
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
Gibsons
Gold River
Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory
A
observatory
of the
H.R. MacMillan Space Center
. In Vancouver.
Goudie Road
A site used by the
RASC Okanagan Centre
.
Green Lake
Hope Slide
A
land slide
18 km east of Hope.
Invermere
Isle Pierre
Home to some members of the
RASC Prince George Centre
.
Kamloops
Home of the Kamloops Astronomical Society and home to some members of the
Okanagan Astronomical Society, Kamloops Branch
.
Kelowna
Meeting place of the RASC
Okanagan Centre
.
KepCo Observatory
A private observatory near Bridesville.
Knudson Forestry Service Road
A clearing in a logging road at 8km from hwy 5A. Used by a few members of the
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
.
Lac des Roches
Lillooet
Loon Lake Road Observing Site
Used by members of the
Merritt Astronomical Society
,
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
, and the
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada
(West Coast Chapters). Near Merritt.
Manning Provincial Park
This chart is centered on the Look Out at
Manning Park
.
McDonald Park
Used by members of the
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
and the
Merritt Astronmical Society
. Near Abbotsford.
Merritt
A site used by
Fraser Valley Astronomers Society
and the
RASC Vancouver centre
. Also, home of the
Merritt Astronomical Society
who hold the
Spring Star Quest
and
Fall Star Quest
nearby.
Mount Kobau Star Party
A
star party
on Mt. Kobau, about 20km from Osoyoos.
Nakusp
Nanaimo
Nelson
Newton/Godin Observatory
Observatory at
Lester B. Pearson College of the Pacific
. Also used by members of the
RASC Victoria Centre
.
Okanagan Observatory
Proposed site of future
public observatory
of the
RASC Oakangan Centre
Otter Point
Peachland
A site used by the
RASC Okanagan Centre
and the
Okanagan Astronomical Society.
Penticton
Home of the
Okanagan Astronomical Society
and not far from the
Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory
Port Alberni
Port Coquitlam
Port Hardy
?
Powell River
Prince George
Home of the RASC
Prince George Centre
Prince George Centre Observatory
Observatory of the
RASC Prince George Centre
.
Qualicum Beach
Forecast also covers Parksville and Hilliers.
Quesnel
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
Quilchena Ranch
Ranch hotel
and site of the
Spring Merritt Star Quest
. A starparty held by the
Merritt Astronomical Society
Ranch Park Observatory
Near Coquitlam.
Reid Lake Observatory
A private observatory north-west of Prince George.
Revelstoke
Forecast also covers
Mount Revelstoke National Park
.
Richmond
Salmon Arm
Salt Spring Island
Sechelt
Sehgal Observatory
A private
observatory
near Osoyoos.
Sheridan Lake
Sid's Scoop
A private
observatory
near Victoria.
Smithers
?
Home to some members of the RASC
Prince George Centre
.
Sparwood
Spruce Ridge Observatory
A private observatory near Cranbrook.
Stone Garden Observatory
A private observatory near Miworth.
Surrey
Tantalus Lookout
A lookout along the Sea to Sky Hwy.
Terrace
?
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
Tofino
Also covers Long Beach and Clayoquot.
Tumbler Ridge
?
UBC Forest Site
A sites by the
RASC Vancover Centre
.
UBC Liquid-Mirror Observatory
Observatory
of the
University of British Columbia
. In the
Malcolm Knapp Research Forest
.
Valemount
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
Vancouver
Home of the RASC
Vancouver Centre
and the Gordon Southam Observatory of the
H.R. Macmillan Space Center
.
Vanderhoof
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
Vernon
Home to some members of the
RASC Okanagan Centre
.
Victoria
Home of the RASC
Victoria Centre
and
Victoria Climenhaga Observatory
.
Walloper Lake
A site of the Kamploops Astromical Society.
Whistler
Some members of the RASC
Vancouver Centre
observe nearby.
Williams Lake
Home to some members of the
Prince George RASC
.
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