{"id":1235,"date":"2025-07-15T15:56:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T15:56:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghaas.org\/Home\/?page_id=1235"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:29:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:29:38","slug":"dark-sky-site","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ghaas.org\/Home\/dark-sky-site\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Sky Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1235\" class=\"elementor elementor-1235\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6091459 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6091459\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af348eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"af348eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dark Sky Site for Stargazing and Observation<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80311c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80311c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99bc204 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99bc204\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-180bb59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"180bb59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb8377 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb8377\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <strong data-start=\"713\" data-end=\"759\">Greater Hazleton Area Astronomical Society<\/strong> proudly maintains a dedicated <strong data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"807\">dark sky site<\/strong> designed for amateur astronomers and night sky enthusiasts seeking high-quality observation conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16320d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16320d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e4515 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"44e4515\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fccbe8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fccbe8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Stargazing Location with Minimal Light Pollution<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05e78aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05e78aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Located next to the historic Eckley Miners Village, the site offers some of the best observing conditions in the region. 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Whether you\u2019re planning your own session or joining an ad-hoc star party, the site is open for your exploration of the night sky.<\/p><p data-start=\"1939\" data-end=\"2067\">Don\u2019t own a telescope? 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