The Astronomy Club of Akron

The club completed the Akron area's first public observatory in 1988. The observatory is located in Portage Lakes State Park, 5031 Manchester Road, about five miles south of Akron. The ACA Observatory houses a state-of-the-art Meade 14” LX 200GPS computerized Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Its large aperture combined with a dazzling array of features, such as a 145,000-object database, Zero Image-Shift Microfocuser, GPS Alignment, and High-Precision Pointing, allow for detailed views of galaxies, nebulae, the planets and the Moon. The observatory has regularly scheduled public observing nights and is available for group tours by special arrangement.

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