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Also check out the Clear Sky page. It’s the astronomer’s forecast that shows at a glance when, in the next 84 hours, we might expect clear and dark skies for the observatory.
Also check out the Clear Sky page. It’s the astronomer’s forecast that shows at a glance when, in the next 84 hours, we might expect clear and dark skies for the observatory.
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A very rewarding adventure hosted by very knowledgeable people. ~Wallace G

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The Martz-Kohl Observatory is run by the Marshal Martz Memorial Astronomical Association, a not-for-profit voluntary group of people interested in astronomy. The observatory is located in Frewsburg, New York in Chautauqua County, not far from Jamestown and Chautauqua Lake.
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