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Goldendale Observatory
Goldendale Observatory Review
Goldendale Observatory, the nation's largest public observatory, has a 24½-inch reflecting telescope. The night sky here is gorgeous, unaffected by light pollution.
- Address: 1602 Observatory Dr., Goldendale, WA 98620 | Map It
- Phone: 509/773-3141
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Apr.--Sept., Wed.--Sun. 2--5 and 8--midnight; Oct.--Mar., Fri.--Sun. 2--5 and 7--10
- Website: www.perr.com/gosp.html
- Location: Goldendale
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