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Mookie Mountain Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Morganton. |
3 | E |
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Robert W. Woodruff Scout Reservation |
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Georgia |
Scout reservation used as an observing site by the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
9 | SW |
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Bee Sting Hill Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
14 | NE |
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Murphy |
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North Carolina |
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20 | N |
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Buck Bald Mountain |
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Tennessee |
A public area at the summit |
23 | E |
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Brasstown Bald |
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Georgia |
Alternative Observing Site Of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. Near Brasstown Bald mountain. |
24 | SW |
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Puckett Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory near Ellijay. Home of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search |
25 | E |
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Towns County Park |
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Georgia |
AKA Towns County Recreation Center. park in Hiawassee. |
27 | E |
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Kilpatrick Point Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Hayesville. |
27 | SE |
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Black Mountain Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Dahlonega. |
28 | W |
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Doogan's Mountain |
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Georgia |
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29 | N |
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Hunt's Lodge Motorcycle Campground |
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Tennessee |
Lodge and campground in Tellico Plains. |
29 | NW |
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Starr Mountain |
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Tennessee |
A mountain in the Cherokee National Forest. |
30 | NW |
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Benton |
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Tennessee |
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30 | S |
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North Georgia Astronomical Observatory |
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Georgia |
The NGAO is an observatory of University of North Georgia. Also used by the North Georgia Astronomers. Near Dahlonega. |
30 | SW |
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Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook |
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Georgia |
An overlook in Fort Mountain State Park. |
30 | N |
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Sassafras Ridge |
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Tennessee |
Actually a point Near Beech Gap overlook located along the Cherohala Skyway close to the border with North Carolina. In Cherokee National Forest. |
33 | S |
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McElroy Mountain |
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Georgia |
Covers the region around McElroy Mountain, including Grandview, Marblehill, Holcomb and Emma. |
36 | E |
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Batesville |
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Georgia |
A town in Habersham county. |
39 | SE |
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Luckie's Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
40 | NE |
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Wayah Bald |
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North Carolina |
A high-altitude treeless open area, with an observation tower, in the Nantahala National Forest. |
44 | S |
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Hampton Mountain |
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Georgia |
A few miles from Cumming. |
44 | S |
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J. Stephen Schmidt Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Ball Ground. |
44 | W |
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PS-191 Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
45 | W |
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Dalton |
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Georgia |
In Whitfield county. |
46 | SW |
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Garland Mountain Trailhead |
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Georgia |
Parking lot of Garland Mountain Horse & Hike Trails. |
48 | S |
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Lake Lanier Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory west of Lake Sydney Lanier. |
48 | SE |
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Dogshead |
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Georgia |
A private observing site. |
49 | N |
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Tellico Skies Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
49 | NE |
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Cades Cove |
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Tennessee |
Centered on the Cades Cove vistitor's center in Great Smoky Mountains national park. Home of the Cades Cove Star Party held by The Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society. |
50 | N |
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Look Rock |
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Tennessee |
An overlook in the Foothills Parkway used as a public observing site by the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
50 | S |
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Bourne Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
51 | S |
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Canton |
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Georgia |
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52 | SE |
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Elachee Nature Science Center |
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Georgia |
A museum and nature preserve in Gainsville. |
53 | NW |
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Birchwood |
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Tennessee |
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53 | S |
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Twin Lakes Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Cumming. |
54 | NW |
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Uranias' Slave Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Harrison. |
55 | E |
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Dixon Lomax Memorial Observing Site |
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South Carolina |
Private observing site used by the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. Somewhere around Longcreek. |
56 | S |
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D. S. Millas Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Cumming. |
56 | S |
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Herron Observing Field |
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Georgia |
A private observing site near Hickory Flat. |
58 | E |
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Mountain High observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Highlands. |
58 | N |
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Maryville |
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Tennessee |
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58 | S |
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Culver's Urban Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory of a member of the Charlie Elliott Astronomy Club. In Milton. |
58 | SW |
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Tellus Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum. In Cartersville. |
59 | NE |
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Great Smokey Mountains National Park |
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Tennessee |
National Park. |
59 | NW |
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Bryan College |
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Tennessee |
Bryan College in Dayton. |
60 | E |
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Mountain Rest Observatory |
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South Carolina |
An observing site,and future observator of the Clemson Area Amateur Astronomers. |
60 | NE |
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Smoky Mountain Stargaze |
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North Carolina |
Star party. |
60 | S |
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Owens Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory in Alpharetta. |
61 | E |
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Cape Orion Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory near Mountain Rest. |
61 | E |
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Whiteside Mountain |
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North Carolina |
A spot near the summit of Whiteside Mountain. |
61 | NW |
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Twin Oaks Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory near Soddy-Daisy. |
61 | S |
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Fulton Science Academy Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory Fulton Science Academy. |
62 | E |
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Oconee State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Mountain Rest. |
62 | NE |
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Wears Valley |
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Tennessee |
A community in Sevier County. |
62 | SW |
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Cearley / Sirockman Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
63 | NE |
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Sylva |
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North Carolina |
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63 | SW |
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Dry Creek Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Adairsville. |
63 | W |
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Chattanooga |
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Tennessee |
Home of Jones Observatory of University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. |
63 | W |
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Walker County Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory of NASA's lunar impact monitoring program. |
64 | NE |
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Newfound Gap |
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Tennessee |
Newfound Gap is in the Smokey Mountains. Near Morton Overlook a popular photography spot. |
64 | NW |
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Spring City Park |
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Tennessee |
Park in Spring City. |
64 | SE |
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Jefferson Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory in Jefferson. |
65 | E |
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Oconee Station State Historic Site |
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South Carolina |
State historic site near Walhalla. |
65 | S |
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Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area |
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Georgia |
A National Recreation Area north east of Atlanta. |
65 | S |
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White Lake Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Acworth. |
66 | N |
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Tamke-Allan Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory,near Rockwood, of Roane State Community College. |
68 | E |
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Bad Creek Hydroelectric Dam |
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South Carolina |
Centered on a clearing near the power dam. The site is also the trailhead for the Foothills Trail. |
68 | S |
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Dacula |
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Georgia |
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69 | NE |
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Pigeon Forge Area |
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Tennessee |
Forecast covers Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. |
69 | S |
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Dunwoody |
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Georgia |
Home of the observatory at Georgia Perimiter College. In DeKalb county. |
70 | NE |
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Dogstar Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
71 | E |
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Devil's Fork State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Salem. |
71 | S |
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Marietta |
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Georgia |
Home to some members of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
71 | SE |
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Yamabushi Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Commerce. |
72 | N |
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Knoxville |
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Tennessee |
Home of the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society (SMAS). |
73 | E |
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Shaver Recreation Center |
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South Carolina |
AKA Shaver Complex. A Recreation center in Seneca. |
73 | S |
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ME Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
73 | SE |
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Lake Hartwell State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Fair Play. |
74 | E |
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Dark Sky Observatory |
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South Carolina |
A private observatory in Seneca. |
74 | N |
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Oak Ridge |
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Tennessee |
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74 | SE |
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Ex Nihilo Observatory |
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Georgia |
E.N.O. is a private observatory. |
75 | E |
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Keowee-Toxaway State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park and Raven Rock Loop trailhead. Near Sunset. |
75 | W |
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Fire Panther Observatory |
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Georgia |
Site of future robotic observatory. |
76 | NW |
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Fredonia Mountain Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory affiliate with the Barnard Astronomical Society of Chattanooga. |
77 | E |
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Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute |
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North Carolina |
Radio and optical observatory site of the PARI public foundation. In the Pisgah National Forest near Rosman. |
78 | NE |
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Waynesville |
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North Carolina |
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78 | SW |
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Bishop Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory on the main campus of Floyd College. Near Lindale. |
79 | E |
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Central-Clemson |
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South Carolina |
Forecast covers Clemson, Central, Pendelton and Seneca |
79 | SW |
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Dallas(GA) |
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Georgia |
A town in Paulding county. |
80 | NW |
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Cumberland Mountain State Park |
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Tennessee |
State park near Crossville. |
80 | S |
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Emory University Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of Emory University. Also home of the Emory University Astronomy Club. In Atlanta. |
80 | S |
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Fernbank Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of the Fernbank Science Center. In Decatur. |
80 | W |
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Lookout Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory near Mentone. Sometimes used by the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
81 | S |
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Bradley Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of Agnes Scott College. In Decatur. |
82 | NW |
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Fall Creek Falls State Park |
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Tennessee |
Centered on the astronomy field used by the Cumberland Astronomical Society. Site of the Tennessee Spring Star Party. In Fall Creek Falls State Park near Spencer. |
82 | SE |
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Pleasant Grove Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory somewhere around Royston. |
82 | W |
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Orion Acres |
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Tennessee |
A private observing site used by some members of the Barnard Astronomical Society located on the Cumberland Plateau. |
83 | S |
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Atlanta |
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Georgia |
Home of the Atlanta Astronomy Club and Bradley Observatory of Agnes Scott College. |
83 | SE |
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University of Georgia Observatory |
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Georgia |
Observatory of the University of Georgia. In Athens. |
83 | W |
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Barb's Ridge |
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Tennessee |
A private observing site near New Hope. |
84 | SE |
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Rogers' Astrophysics Observatory |
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Georgia |
On the Georgia shore of Hartwell Lake. |
85 | N |
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Lilly Bluff Overlook |
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Tennessee |
An overlook. In Obed Wild & Senic River National Park which is also a International Dark-Sky Park. Home of night sky programs. |
86 | E |
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Brevard |
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North Carolina |
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86 | E |
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Table Rock State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Pickens. |
86 | SE |
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Sadlers Creek State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Anderson. |
87 | E |
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Easley, Liberty, Pickens Area |
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South Carolina |
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87 | NE |
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Aramesh |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
89 | E |
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Mt. Pisgah Parking Lot |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. South-west of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway. |
89 | N |
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The Looking Glass Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory in Lancing. |
90 | E |
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Caesars Head State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Cleveland, SC. |
90 | NE |
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Mossy Creek Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory. |
90 | S |
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The Dutch Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
90 | SW |
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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. |
91 | NE |
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Jefferson City |
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Tennessee |
A town in Jefferson county. |
92 | SW |
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Little River Canyon National Preserve |
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Alabama |
Centered on the Wolf Creek Overlook in the Little River National Preserve near Fort Payne. (Note: some maps incorectly label this area as De Soto State park.) |
93 | E |
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Anderson |
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South Carolina |
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93 | E |
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Jones Gap State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Marietta. |
93 | S |
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Swan Lake Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Stockbridge. |
94 | E |
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Morning Star Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory in the Pinnacle Mountains of Western North Carolina. |
94 | S |
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Big "A" Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
94 | S |
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Hard Labor Creek Observatory |
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Georgia |
An observatory site of Georgia State University. In Hard Labor Creek State Park. |
95 | N |
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Norris Lake |
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Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Norris Dam State park, Anderson County Park, Big Ridge State Park, and Campbell County Park. |
95 | NW |
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Long Mountain Observatory |
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Tennessee |
A private observatory, East of Nashville, operated by Montgomery Bell Academy |
97 | NE |
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Grassland Mountain Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Private observatory of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. In Madison County. |
98 | NW |
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Sparta |
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Tennessee |
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99 | W |
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Cordell-Lorenz Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory of Sewanee: The University of the South. In Sewanee . |
100 | NE |
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The Winter-Hawk Memorial Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Observatory under construction. |
100 | SW |
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Creek Skies Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory somewhere around the town of Centre. |
100 | SW |
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Sweetgum Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory. |
100 | W |
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Skymont Scout Reservation |
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Tennessee |
A scout camp. |
102 | E |
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Greenville |
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South Carolina |
Home of the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
102 | E |
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Hendersonville |
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North Carolina |
A town in Henderson county. |
102 | NW |
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McMinnville |
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Tennessee |
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102 | SE |
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Morgan County High School |
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Georgia |
High school in Madison. |
103 | E |
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Paris Mountain State Park |
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South Carolina |
State park near Greenville. |
103 | SE |
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Young Road Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Rayle. |
104 | NE |
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Asheville |
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North Carolina |
Home of the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
104 | NE |
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Lookout Observatory |
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North Carolina |
Observatory of the University of North Carolina - Asheville with public events by registration. Used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. |
104 | NE |
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Mill Ridge |
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North Carolina |
A site used by the Astronomy Club of Asheville. North of Asheville. |
104 | NE |
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Pegasus Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
105 | S |
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Charlie Elliott WLC |
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Georgia |
A wild life center, near Mansfield, used as a dark sky site by the Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club. |
106 | NE |
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Syzygy Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere around Asheville . |
106 | S |
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Ford Lake Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory near Fayetteville. |
107 | NE |
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Firefly Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
107 | NE |
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His Glassworks Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Asheville. |
107 | SE |
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Calhoun Falls State Park |
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South Carolina |
State Park near Calhoun Falls. |
108 | E |
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Charles E. Daniel Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Observatory of the Roper Mountain Science Center. Site of star parties held by the Roper Mountain Astronomers. |
109 | N |
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Oneida |
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Tennessee |
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109 | NE |
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Peek Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory somewhere in the Blue Ridge Mountains. |
110 | S |
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The Clear Nights Observatory |
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Georgia |
A private observatory. |
111 | E |
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Due West |
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South Carolina |
Home of Erskine Observatory of Erskine College. |
111 | W |
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Skyline Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory. |
113 | E |
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Foothills Astronomical Society |
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North Carolina |
A site of the Foothills Astronomical Society. Near Tryon. |
113 | NW |
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Center Hill Lake |
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Tennessee |
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113 | NW |
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Millard Oakley STEM Center |
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Tennessee |
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Center at Tennessee Tech University (TTU). |
114 | W |
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Cat Creek Observing Site |
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Tennessee |
Near Normandy Lake. |
114 | W |
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Maxwell Observatory |
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Alabama |
A private observatory near Scottsboro. |
115 | E |
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Dill Knob Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory near Black Mountain. |
115 | NW |
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Smithville |
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Tennessee |
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116 | N |
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Pickett CCC Memorial State Park |
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Tennessee |
State park and International Dark-Sky Park. |
117 | E |
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Transit Dreams Observatory |
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South Carolina |
Transit Dreams Observatory |
118 | E |
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Squirrel Valley Observatory |
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North Carolina |
A private observatory. |
118 | E |
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Ware Shoals Park |
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South Carolina |
Park in Ware Shoals. |
118 | NW |
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Cumberland Plateau Observatory |
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Tennessee |
Near Livingston. |
119 | N |
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Kentucky Cutoff Overlook |
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Tennessee |
Forecast also covers Pickett State Park. |