Observing locations near Atlanta

The Atlanta Astronomy Club, along with its Charlie Elliott Chapter, will endeavour to keep the information in the slides below as up to date as possible. Please let us know if there are any changes required by emailing astronomyatlanta@gmail.com.

Note the rules for our Dark Sky Observing nights at Deerlick Astronomy Village have recently been updated.

Georgia Dark Sky Observing Locations

Driving directions to Jon Wood Astronomy field

Driving directions to Deerlick astronomy field

Skywatching tips and targets

Attend a club meeting

Our monthly meetings include an Observing segment presented by the club's Observing Chair that covers key astronomical events to be aware of. Meeting details are here.

Image: Tom Faber, AAC Club President

Watch 'What's Up'

The hugely popular 'What's Up' monthly skywatching guide is NASA's longest running web video series. It is easy to follow and very informative. Watch it here.

Image: NASA

Explore web resources

There is plenty of online information about astronomy targets. We suggest Sky & Telescope and Astronomy sites. The Astronomical League also offers a range of observing programs.

Image: NASA Science

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