North Georgia Astronomical Observatory

The North Georgia Astronomical Observatory is a research and teaching observatory operated by the University of North Georgia, sited about four miles from the university's Dahlonega campus at an elevation near 420 meters. It supports undergraduate astronomy education while offering free public viewing nights, weather permitting, on select evenings when telescopes are opened to walk-in visitors. Its instrument suite includes research-grade PlaneWave CDK telescopes of 0.6 and 0.7 meters alongside smaller Meade and Orion scopes used for outreach. The observatory works in tandem with the university's George E. Coleman Sr. Planetarium, which stages public shows that are frequently paired with post-show stargazing at the observatory dome.

North Georgia Astronomical Observatory is a museum in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County. It is one of 2 museums documented in Lumpkin County, among 39 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 34.5320, -83.9849 near Dahlonega. The nearest cataloged historic site is University of North Georgia ART Galleries (museum), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Dahlonega Gold Museum State Historic Site, Lumpkin Court House, and Dahlonega Courthouse Gold Museum.

This record is drawn from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.