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Mabee Observatory |
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Kansas |
Observatory of Bethel College. Near Newton. |
| 21 | NE |
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Hillsboro |
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Kansas |
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| 26 | S |
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Wichita |
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Kansas |
Home of the Kansas Astronomical Observers. |
| 27 | NW |
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McPherson |
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Kansas |
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| 28 | SW |
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SETEC Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory northwest of Wichita. |
| 31 | SE |
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Intrusted Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory near El Dorado(KS). |
| 32 | W |
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Hutchinson |
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Kansas |
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| 35 | SW |
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Lake Afton Public Observatory |
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Kansas |
Public observatory Located at Lake Afton Park. |
| 37 | S |
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Derby |
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Kansas |
A city in Sedgwick County, KS. |
| 37 | S |
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Dead Rising Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory somewhere around Derby. |
| 45 | W |
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Mark's Observing Site |
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Kansas |
A private observing site. |
| 47 | S |
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Riverdale |
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Kansas |
A town in Sumner county. |
| 49 | NE |
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Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve |
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Kansas |
A National preserve. |
| 50 | E |
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Teterville |
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Kansas |
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| 51 | SE |
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Butler State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area |
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Kansas |
A wildlife area on Lake Clymer. |
| 55 | N |
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Salina |
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Kansas |
Home of the Salina Astronomy Club. |
| 61 | SW |
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Kingman County State Game Management Area |
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Kansas |
This chart is centered on high ground near the Kingman County SGMA. Near Penalosa. |
| 62 | NE |
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Council Grove Lake |
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Kansas |
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| 64 | SW |
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KS Oil Patch Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory near Spivey. |
| 65 | W |
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York |
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Kansas |
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| 66 | S |
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Argonia Launch Site |
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Kansas |
A model rocket lauch field of the KLOUDBusters. Near Argonia. |
| 67 | E |
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Emporia |
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Kansas |
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| 74 | SE |
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Fall River State Park |
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Kansas |
State park. Home of the Fall River Star Party held by the Kansas Astronomical Observers. |
| 78 | E |
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Toronto(KS) |
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Kansas |
Also covers the area of Toronto Lake and the Cross Timbers State Park. (Formerly Toronto State Park. |
| 79 | W |
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Seward |
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Kansas |
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| 80 | W |
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Great Bend |
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Kansas |
Home of the Barton County Community College Planetarium. Also close to the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area. |
| 84 | E |
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Woodson State Fishing Lake and Wildlife Area |
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Kansas |
A fishing lake and wildlife area of the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism. |
| 87 | NE |
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Kansas State University |
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Kansas |
University In Manhattan. |
| 89 | SE |
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Adams Ranch Dark Sky Site |
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Oklahoma |
Observing site of the Tulsa Astronomy Club. |
| 90 | NW |
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Leach Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory near Lucas. |
| 91 | E |
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Spiral Gateway Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory in northern Coffey County. |
| 92 | E |
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Eisenhower State Park(KS) |
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Kansas |
State park on Melvern Lake. |
| 92 | NE |
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Farpoint Observatory |
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Kansas |
Observatory (MPC 734) of the Northeast Kansas Amateur Astronomers' League (NEKAAL). |
| 93 | N |
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Larry's Backyard Observing Site |
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Kansas |
A private observing site. |
| 94 | S |
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Kaw Lake |
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Oklahoma |
Members of the Ponca City Astronomy Connection observe nearby. |
| 96 | S |
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Ponca City |
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Oklahoma |
Home of Rachélle's Lookout, a private observatory and the Ponca City Astronomy Connection |
| 100 | N |
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Randolph State Park |
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Kansas |
State park near Manhattan, KS. |
| 100 | NW |
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SSC Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory. |
| 102 | NE |
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Sandlot Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory(MPC code H36) near Scranton. |
| 104 | N |
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Concordia |
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Kansas |
Home of the Earl Bane Observatory of Cloud County Community College. |
| 111 | SE |
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Lake Pawhuska |
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Oklahoma |
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| 112 | NE |
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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. |
| 117 | NE |
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Tecumseh |
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Kansas |
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| 118 | E |
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Ottawa (KS) |
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Kansas |
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| 118 | NE |
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Windy Hills Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private obsrevatory around Topeka. |
| 118 | SE |
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Bartlesville |
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Oklahoma |
Home of the Bartlesville Astronomical Society.In Washington county. |
| 120 | S |
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Enid |
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Oklahoma |
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| 121 | NW |
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Fort Hays State University |
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Kansas |
Cenered on the Tomanek Observation Deck of the Physics building at FHSU. Used by the FHSU Astronomy Club. |
| 126 | NE |
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Banner Creek Observatory |
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Kansas |
Observatory of Banner Creek Science Center. |
| 130 | NE |
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Lawrence |
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Kansas |
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| 134 | E |
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PSU-Greenbush Astrophysical Observatory |
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Kansas |
Observatory of the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center - Greenbush. |
| 134 | S |
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Marshall |
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Oklahoma |
A town in Logan county. |
| 136 | S |
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Stillwater |
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Oklahoma |
Not far from Oklahoma State University's H. S. Mendenhall Observatory. |
| 136 | SE |
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Messier 110 Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory. |
| 137 | SW |
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Glass Mountains |
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Oklahoma |
Mountains with hiking trails. |
| 138 | E |
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Hillsdale Lake |
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Kansas |
A site used by the The Kansas City Star Light User's Group (KCSLUG). |
| 139 | W |
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Cedar Bluff State Park |
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Kansas |
State park on Cedar Bluff Reservoir. |
| 140 | E |
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Gardner |
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Kansas |
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| 140 | NE |
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Seneca City Park |
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Kansas |
Park in Seneca. |
| 141 | E |
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Land of Oz Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory. |
| 141 | SW |
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SLL Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
An educational Observatory with public programs. Of the University of Central Oklahoma and Northwestern Oklahoma State University (NWOSU). |
| 144 | N |
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Hansen Observatory |
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Nebraska |
A private observatory. |
| 146 | NW |
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Webster State Park |
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Kansas |
State park near Stockton. |
| 146 | SE |
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Owasso Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory. |
| 147 | NE |
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EverStaR Observatory |
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Kansas |
Observatory in Olathe. |
| 147 | S |
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Mannford Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory somewhere around Mannford. |
| 148 | E |
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Scopehill Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory near Fort Scott. |
| 149 | E |
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Powell Observatory |
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Kansas |
An observatory of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City. Near Louisburg. |
| 149 | NE |
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Robinson Lunar Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory near Bonner Springs. |
| 149 | NW |
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Twin Pond |
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Kansas |
An area of the Webster Wildlife Area. |
| 150 | S |
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SkyTitan Observatory 1 |
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Oklahoma |
SkyTitan's main observatory. |
| 151 | E |
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Arcadia |
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Kansas |
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| 151 | E |
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Coffee Creek Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory in Olathe. |
| 151 | E |
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Sisk Observatory |
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Kansas |
A private observatory near Franklin. |
| 152 | E |
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ASKC Dark Site |
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Missouri |
A private dark-sky observing site owned by the Astronomical Society of Kansas City. Home of the Heart of America Star Party (HOASP). Near Butler. |
| 152 | E |
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Osservatorio Aucello |
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Kansas |
A private observatory. |
| 152 | SE |
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Tulsa |
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Oklahoma |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Tulsa. |
| 152 | W |
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Arnold |
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Kansas |
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| 153 | SE |
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Wilson Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory near Sequoyah. |
| 155 | N |
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Beatrice High School |
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Nebraska |
School in Beatrice. |
| 157 | S |
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Liberty Lake |
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Oklahoma |
A park and lake near Guthrie. |
| 157 | SE |
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Antique Photons Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory near Claremore. |
| 158 | NE |
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Atchison |
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Kansas |
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| 162 | SW |
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Fort Supply Reservoir |
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Oklahoma |
An observing site of the Starcreek Astronomical Society. Near Fort Supply. |
| 163 | E |
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Raymore-Peculiar High School |
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Missouri |
High school in Peculiar, MO. |
| 163 | NE |
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Kansas City |
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Kansas |
Home of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City. |
| 164 | NE |
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WHS Observatory |
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Missouri |
In Platte city. |
| 164 | NW |
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Collyer |
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Kansas |
A town in Trego county. |
| 164 | SE |
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Broken Arrow |
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Oklahoma |
A town in Tulsa county. |
| 165 | SE |
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Star Corral Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory. |
| 168 | N |
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PAC Observatory |
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Nebraska |
A private observatory of the Prairie Astronomy Club. |
| 169 | SE |
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ACT Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
An observatory of the Astronomy Club of Tulsa. |
| 169 | SE |
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Joplin |
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Missouri |
A town in Jasper county. |
| 170 | E |
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Lees Summit |
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Missouri |
Meeting place of the The Kansas City Star Light User's Group (KCSLUG). |
| 170 | S |
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Oklahoma Christian University Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
Observatory of Oklahoma Christian Univeristy. |
| 170 | SE |
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Oil Capital Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
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| 171 | SE |
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Choteau(OK) |
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Oklahoma |
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| 172 | S |
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Cheddar Ranch Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
Observatory of the Oklahoma City Astronomy Club. |
| 175 | E |
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Ballard |
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Missouri |
A town in Bates county. |
| 177 | E |
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Carthage |
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Missouri |
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| 177 | N |
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Boswell Observatory |
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Nebraska |
Observatory of Doane University in Crete. |
| 177 | NE |
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Smithville Reservoir |
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Missouri |
Forecast covers the surround parks: Bauman Park, Crows Creek Park, Camp Branch Park, Little Platte Park and \tSmiths Fork Park and the nearby town of Smithville. |
| 177 | NW |
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Alma |
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Nebraska |
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| 179 | N |
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Clyde Sachtleben Observatory |
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Nebraska |
Observatory of Hastings College. Used for students and public viewing. Also used by members of the Platte Valley Astronomical Observers. |
| 179 | S |
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Passion Works Observatory |
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Oklahoma |
A private observatory. But open to the public by appointment. Call 405 496 6776. Near Prague, OK. |
| 180 | NE |
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Auburn City Recreation Complex |
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Nebraska |
Rec complex in Auburn, NE. |
| 180 | NE |
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Missouri Western State University |
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Missouri |
University in St Joseph. |