🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in Jacksonville
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Planetariums
- Kika Silva Pla Planetarium (Santa Fe College)sfcollege.edu
Gainesville · A college dome theater on the Northwest Campus with a dated public calendar of star shows, music shows and family films.
Observatories with public nights
- UF Campus Teaching Observatoryastro.ufl.eduFree
Gainesville · University of Florida astronomers open the campus telescopes on Friday evenings in term time to show the Moon, planets, star clusters and nebulae.
- UNF Astronomy Nightsunf.edu
Jacksonville · A monthly public evening with a short talk in the science building lobby, then telescope viewing from the roof when skies allow.
Astronomy clubs with star parties
- Northeast Florida Astronomical Societynefas.org
Jacksonville · The local astronomy society hosts monthly public stargazing at Hanna Park, welcoming the general public to look through its telescopes.
Dark-sky places within a drive
- Stephen C. Foster State Parkgastateparks.org
Fargo · A remote Georgia state park inside the Okefenokee refuge, certified as an International Dark Sky Park, with night programs offered through the year.