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The Club completed the Akron area's first public observatory in 1988 in the Portage Lakes State Park:

       Portage Lakes State Park
      5031 Manchester Rd
      Akron, OH  44319-3999
      Click for Map & Directions

Enter the park from Manchester Road and follow signs to the Observatory located directly across from the ranger station.
Our observatory houses a Meade 14” LX 200GPS computerized Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Its large aperture allows for detailed views of globular clusters, galaxies, nebulae, the planets and amazing views of the Moon. The observatory has regularly scheduled public observing nights and is available for group tours by special arrangement.
Smoking is not permitted in or near the observatory nor on the observing field where members have set up their own equipment.
If you must smoke, walk to the down-wind side of the observing site. Be considerate of your fellow observers.
Please see our Yearly Calendar for all scheduled observing events and meetings.

Geographic location of our observatory:

  Longitude: W 81° 33' 39" = 81.560826°
  Latitude: N 40° 58' 11" = 40.969802°
  Altitude: 1029' = 314m

To contact club officers with questions or comments, please visit our Contacts page
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Last modified: 07/26/10

 

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