Cocoon Nebula in RGB, June 15, 2008
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Images taken by Chris Hetlage at his observatory.

2008 Peach State Star Gaze

The Atlanta Astronomy Club's 15th Annual Peach State Star Gaze (PSSG) will be held at Deerlick Astronomy Village in Sharon, Georgia, located east of Atlanta and 50+ miles west of Augusta GA. It has some of the darkest skies in Georgia and away from city lights.

DAV has an 11-acre field that has room for RVs, campers and tents. Limited power available. Restrooms and showers available along with port-a-johns on the field. Visit the Atlanta Astronomy Club's 24" telescope and clubhouse.

Speakers, vendors, workshop and swapshop. Keep checking our website as information is always being updated. Registration is necessary to attend. AtlantaAstronomy.org/pssg/. You can also email us at pssg@atlantaastronomy.org

Please Note: Griers Field will be closed to the General Membership during the PSSG Star Party.

A new Annual Student Membership has been added for any individual enrolled as a full time student in any high school, college or university. The Student Membership is $15/Annually, that's a savings of almost 56% off of the Single Membership.

The new AllSky Camera is now fully operational. The last 60 minutes of the skies are displayed using animation software. Look under the Weather Page or click here.
In addition, a Boltwood Cloud Sensor graph has been added. here.

Be sure to check out the DAV News section for the latest news articles on DAV!

The Deer Lick Group, LLC is the organization that is making this all possible. This group consists of investment members with a common interest in Astronomy and a drive to see this vision come to fruition.

It is the goals of this group to:

1) Build a community that encourages individual ownership of land plots for observatories and home sites

2) Support the needs of amateur astronomers by leasing observatory/storage area sites,

3) Establish a large common observation area to support individual member access, as well as to support various public and private events and

4) Establish common sense covenants and rules to protect the site from light pollution, provide for the safely of observing members, and at the same time, provide a location that is both family friendly and educationally significant.

Some images displayed on this site are used as representation only and are not meant to be actual site photos.