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Distance Mi	Bear -ing	S p o n s o r e d?	Chart	Preview color key	Light Pollution	Prov/State	Comments/Links
0			Grundy Center			Iowa
20	NE		Cedar Falls			Iowa	Home of the University of Northern Iowa.
29	NE		Wartburg College Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of Wartburg College in Waverly.
31	S		Dean Memorial Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Amateur Astronomers of Cental Iowa. Located at Green Castle Recreation Area in Marshall County.
35	W		Dark Sky Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Alden.
36	E		Hodges and North Wildlife Area			Iowa	Near Jesup. Used by members of the Black Hawk Astronomy Club, affiliated with the Grout Museum in Waterloo Iowa.
42	S		Grant O. Gale Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Grinnell College in Grinnell..
42	S		W/P Observatory			Iowa	Near Grinnell.
42	SW		Ashton Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Near Baxter.
43	E		Bearbower Sand Prairie Area			Iowa	A Buchanan county park.
49	SW		Ames			Iowa	Home of the Ames Area Amateur Astronomers.
54	W		Strohbehn Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory in Webster City.
59	N		Mason City			Iowa
60	SE		Hilltop Homeschool Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory of a member of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Near Cedar Rapids.
61	S		Barnes City			Iowa
62	SE		Williamsburg			Iowa
65	W		Erwin W. Fick Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Iowa State University. Near Moingona.
69	SW		Des Moines			Iowa
73	SE		Palisades-Dows Observatory			Iowa	An observatory of the Cedar Amateur Astronomers. Between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
80	SE		Iowa City			Iowa
82	NE		Decorah			Iowa
86	SE		Riverside			Iowa
90	SW		Timberline Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory somewhere around Winterset.
91	SE		Iowa SkyNet Observatory			Iowa	A private observatory near Washington, IA.
92	NE		Wyalusing			Wisconsin	Home of the Starsplitters of Wyalusing.
94	N		Albert Lea			Minnesota	The town, not the person.
96	S		Antique Airfield-IA27			Iowa	An airfield in Ottumwa.
99	N		Magnuson Observing Site			Minnesota	A private site near Corning.
103	N		Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center			Minnesota	Environmental Center used as a star party site by the Rochester Astronomy Club.. Near Lanesboro
103	W		Whiterock Resort			Iowa	AKA Whiterock Conservancy. Near Coon Rapids. Site of the Iowa Star Party.
106	S		Lake Sundown			Iowa	Near Unionvile.
107	E		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
108	E		Dubuque			Iowa
108	NE		Luckydog Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory particpating in the AAVSO and Center for Backyard Astrophysics.
110	SE		Muscatine			Iowa
111	E		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
113	E		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
114	NE		Mount Sterling			Wisconsin
116	N		Rochester			Minnesota
119	E		Galena			Illinois
120	W		Grundmeier Farm			Iowa	A private observing site.
121	N		Owatonna			Minnesota	Home of the Steele County Astronomical Society
122	W		Manning			Iowa	A town in Carroll County.
123	E		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
123	SE		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
123	SW		Grand River			Iowa	A town in Decatur county.
124	N		Birdland Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near Rochester.
124	N		Waseca			Minnesota
124	NW		Fairmont			Minnesota
126	NE		La Crosse			Wisconsin	A home of University of Wisconsin's Planetarium and the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
127	N		Cherry Grove			Minnesota	An observing site of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
128	S		Moore-Gosch Memorial Park			Iowa	A park in Wayne County.
128	S		Powersville			Missouri
129	SE		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
132	NE		Trempealeau			Wisconsin
135	E		Apple River			Illinois
135	E		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
135	SW		Graceland University Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Graceland University. In Lamoni
135	W		Denison			Iowa
137	E		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
137	E		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
138	E		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
138	NE		Kickapoo Valley Reserve Visitor Center			Wisconsin	Nature reserve and site of star parties by the La Crosse Area Astronomical Society.
138	NE		Richland Center			Wisconsin
138	NW		Standeford and Andreas Observatories			Minnesota	Observatories of Minnesota State University, Mankato
139	SE		Wever			Iowa
140	E		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
140	SE		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
145	NE		Wildcat Mountain State Park			Wisconsin	State park near the town of Ontario, WI.
146	N		Goodsell Observatory			Minnesota	Observatory, with public observing, of Carleton College. Near Northfield.
146	N		Northfield			Minnesota	A sited used by the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers.
148	E		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
148	NW		Olin Observatory			Minnesota	Observatory of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.
149	N		Montgomery			Minnesota	A sited used by the Minnesota Amateur Astronomers.
149	SE		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
150	NW		Sulem Lake			Minnesota	Forecast also covers the towns of Mountain Lake and Butterfield.
150	SE		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
151	S		Truman State University Observatory			Missouri	Obsevator of Truman State University. Near Kirksville.
154	N		Maiden Rock			Wisconsin
155	E		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
155	E		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
158	E		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
158	SE		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
159	E		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
159	N		Rockridge Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory near New Prague.
159	N		Sunny Brook observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around Plum city.
159	NW		New Ulm			Minnesota	A town in \tBrown county.
160	E		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
162	E		Sterling			Illinois
162	NE		Reedsburg			Wisconsin
163	NE		Dievseta			Wisconsin	A private site near Warrens.
165	E		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
166	SW		Bush Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory near Albany.
166	SW		Treynor			Iowa
167	N		Nininger Bluffs Observatory			Minnesota	A private observatory.
167	SE		Pleiades Observatory			Missouri	A private observatory in Canton.
168	N		Burnsville			Minnesota
169	NW		Prairie Grass Stargaze			Minnesota	Star party held at Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site. Near Jeffers.
170	N		The Meadow			Wisconsin	An observatory near River Falls and Lake Woebegon.
171	SE		Macomb			Illinois
172	E		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
172	E		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
172	SW		Bearcat Observatory			Missouri	Observatory of Northwest Missouri State University. Near Maryville.
173	SW		Gipe Farm			Iowa	A private farmstead used, with permission, by some members of the Omaha Astronomical Society . South of Malvern.
175	E		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
175	E		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
175	NE		Dryden Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
176	E		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
176	SE		Weinberg-King State Park			Illinois	State park near Augusta.
177	N		Chanhassen			Minnesota
177	N		Joseph J. Casby Observatory			Minnesota	Joseph J. Casby Observatory of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. Located at the Belwin Conservancy.
178	E		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
178	N		Metcalf Nature Center			Minnesota	An observing site of the Minnesota Astronomical Society.
179	N		MAS Eagle Lake Observatory			Minnesota	A public observatory of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. At Baylor Regional Park.
179	N		Saint Paul			Minnesota	Home of the Minnesota Astronomical Society. Also home of the Macalester College Observatory, which hosts public observing.
180	E		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
180	N		Casey Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the astronomy department of University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
180	SW		Omaha			Nebraska	Home of the Omaha Astronomical Society.
180	W		Dordt College Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of Dordt College. In Sioux Center.

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