AAC Observing Locations
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Coordinates: +N34° 52′ 09.60″ -W84° 48′ 37.51″
Elevation: 4333ft
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This is the highest point in Georiga and has really nice skies. We setup in the middle of the parking lot in the grass median. You must pay the 3 dollor parking fee to get access to the parking lot. No tents are allowed to be setup ,but they do allow you to sleep in you car. There are bathrooms on site. No power or water is avalible.
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Coordinates: +N33° 28′ 09.18″ -W83° 44′ 06.87″
Elevation: 900ft
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We setup in the field to the right as you enter the wildlife management area. Nice dark skies with a really good southern Horizon. The Charlie Elliott chapter of the club has their meeting before the observing session in the clubhouse farther down the road. No tents are allowed to be setup on the observing field, you can sleep in you car or you can arrange to camp about 1 mile away at the campground. There are no bathrooms on site, but are some nearby. No power or water is avalible.
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Coordinates: +N33° 33′ 41.11″ -W82° 45′ 47.30″
Elevation: 550 - 600ft
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The darkest Skies in Georiga await you at Deerlick. There is an 10 acre general observing field that has a warmup shed, bunk house, flush toilets and showers, concrete pads and power along the fence. There are also RV hooks available. You need to be a memebr of the Deerlick Astronomy group to use the field and there is a nightly fee of 5 dollars ber person.
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Coordinates: +N33° 47′ 27.18″ -W84° 56′ 06.87″
Elevation: 1058ft
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While not a dark site anymore Villa Rica is the location of the Club libray, the 8 inch Mak Dome, and 10 and 20 inch newtonian scopes. there is a composing toliet, power, and concrete pad on site. We hold new member orientaions and open house for the public at this location.
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Coordinates: +N34° 55′ 35″ -W84° 08′ 43″
Elevation: 2000ft
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This observing field is part of the Woodruff Boyscout Reservation. We are allowed to use thier field as long as we help the scounts out on Thursday night during the summer camping months. These help session are real fun and help the kids earn the astronomy merit badges. The field has porta-potties, power, a warm up shed, concrete pads, and water. There are hiking trails around the site as well.
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