Feburary 2008 Eclipse
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Images taken by Chris Hetlage at his observatory at DAV

2008 Peach State Star Gaze

The Atlanta Astronomy Club presents the 15th Annual Peach State Star Gaze, a week long event from September 28th through October 05th, 2008. The new Moon will fall on September 29th. Come for all days and nights or come for just one. Meet other professional and amateur astronomers. There is a large open field (10 acres) for tent or RV camping. Coffee, refreshments and meals available onsite by Micki's Kitchen. There is a warm-up shed, Kitchen Sink, Restrooms and HOT Shower Facilities available on site. There will be Speakers, Vendors, Workshops, Swap Tables and Door Prizes.
Please Note: Griers Field will be closed to the General Membership for the PSSG Star Party.

Click here for the 2008 PSSG Star Party Website

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 30 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 (still under testing) 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.