Where to set up
Observing Sites
Reference locations for comparing forecasts, darkness, and the practical cost of a night under the sky.
Home reference
Open site guideSewell, NJ
The practical home reference for deciding whether a session is worth starting without a long drive.
Bortle 5Voorhees State Park area
Open site guideHigh Bridge, NJ
A northwest New Jersey reference for darker skies and a more serious local imaging run.
Bortle 4Pine Barrens
Open site guideBatsto, NJ
A Pine Barrens reference site for dark-sky sessions and wider-field summer work.
Bortle 3Dark-sky trip site
Open site guideCherry Springs State Park, PA
The dark-sky trip reference in the planner, best treated as a destination session rather than a casual forecast check.
Bortle 2