Observatory Site

/ Observatory Site

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

Enter the park from Manchester Road and follow signs to the Observatory located directly across from the ranger station.
Our observatory houses a new 16" Meade LX200ACF 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.
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News and photos of the ACA's new 16" telescope are available here.

2024 Activity Schedule

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.

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Geographic location of our observatory:

Longitude:	W	81?	33'	39"	= 81.560826?
Latitude:	N	40?	58'	11"	= 40.969802?
Altitude:	1029' = 314m
	Aerial photo 1
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To contact club officers with questions or comments, please visit our Contacts page
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This page of the ACA Website was last modified on 01/23/20

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To contact club officers with questions or comments, please visit our Contacts page Copyright ?2020 Astronomy Club of Akron, Inc. - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization This page of the ACA Website was last modified on 01/23/20

To contact club officers with questions or comments, please visit our Contacts page
Copyright ?2020 Astronomy Club of Akron, Inc. - a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
This page of the ACA Website was last modified on 01/23/20