Puckett Observatory

Can you visit Puckett Observatory? No regular public access

Private; no public access.

For telescope views near Puckett Observatory, see the observatories open to the public and astronomy clubs nearby; clubs hold free public star parties.

What Puckett Observatory observes

The list does not describe the instruments at Puckett Observatory yet; the official site has them.

How dark the sky is at Puckett Observatory

Puckett Observatory has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.

Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Research telescopes are often sited on mountains above the haze, so the real sky can be darker than the map suggests.

Puckett Observatory among the observatories of Georgia

Green dots are observatories open to the public, blue dots research or private sites, squares dark sky places; select one for its page. See Georgia observatories for the full list.

The coordinates on this page point to Puckett Observatory (Wikipedia): 34.732°N, 84.535°W.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open the larger map · Directions. Mountain observatory roads are often gated after dark; go only on a scheduled public night.

Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near Puckett Observatory

Puckett Observatory is about 15 km (9 mi) from Fort Mountain State Park, a Bortle Class 4 dark sky place. See Fort Mountain State Park for camping, where to set up and the sky by season.

Nearest dark sky places

Other observatories open to the public within 150 km

• North Georgia Astronomical ObservatoryDahlonega, Georgia, 56 km (35 mi). Free public viewing Fridays 8 pm-midnight, weather permitting (check Facebook)
• Clarence T. Jones ObservatoryChattanooga, Tennessee, 71 km (44 mi). UTC public lesson and viewing nights several times a year Oct-Apr, star parties and solstice seminars
• Dr. Ralph L. Buice Jr. Observatory (Fernbank Science Center)Atlanta, Georgia, 109 km (68 mi). Free public observing on select clear evenings; confirm current nights at fernbank.edu
• Bradley ObservatoryDecatur, Georgia, 109 km (68 mi). Free monthly Friday open houses during the academic year: talk or concert, planetarium show, telescope viewing if clear
• Tamke-Allan ObservatoryRoane County, Tennessee, 127 km (79 mi). Free public stargazes several times a year (latest listed 2024 on college page)
• Cordell-Lorenz ObservatorySewanee, Tennessee, 137 km (85 mi). Public viewing Thursdays 8-10 pm during academic terms (mid-Aug to mid-Dec, mid-Jan to mid-May)

Astronomy clubs within 150 km

• Barnard Astronomical SocietyChattanooga, Tennessee, 71 km (44 mi). Meets Monthly, 6 pm social
• Georgia Tech Astronomy ClubAtlanta, Georgia, 99 km (61 mi)
• ORIONOak Ridge, Tennessee, 145 km (90 mi). Meets Monthly Wednesday, 7 pm
• Clemson Area Amateur AstronomersSeneca, South Carolina, 145 km (90 mi)

Star parties near Puckett Observatory

Planning a trip? Astrotourism in Georgia puts the dark sky places, observatories, clubs, star parties, planetariums and science centers of the state on one map, with the best night out worked out.

Puckett Observatory record

From the site's observatories dataset (observatories_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.