Planning to visit but wanting to know if there are any telescopes there to use or if you bring your own? Also( I'm new to this) Is there a difference in viewing from this location as opposed to a backyard?

Karen Moyer | Nov 1, 2020 | Category: Park in Logan, Ohio

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Address: 20531 OH-664 Scenic, Logan, OH 43138, USA

Brad Hast | Nov 1, 2020

We stopped during the day. It would appear that you mostly bring your own equipment. The pavilion is a large patio in the shape of a compass/star map (not an expert in this area apologize for wrong terms) The center of the patio has some type of perminent viewing ocular that is orientated toward to the North Star. My impression is that the park probably has some organized viewing events with equipment provided from time to time. Maybe check out website for schedule. If you aren't familiar with the area Google maps can be your friend for directions at night. Although keep in mind the cell signal can be sketchy in hills ... probably best to print out the map before hand for a backup. I lost signal a few times which just made things a bit more adventurous !

Heather Swartz | Nov 1, 2020

You bring your own telescope or astronomy binoculars.( Found a decent pair of binoculars on Amazon that was inexpensive. It is easy to keep in our car. Also a lot smaller than our telescope.) The view is still worth it without. Sometimes there is other people that have their own that will share. However, Covid has limited the amount of people able to be there at one time. It is also encouraged to social distance. The park is just a place that you can set up to look at the stars. We stopped by during the day because it is very hard to find at night if you are unfamiliar with the area. I assumed that it was a place with an observatory and planetarium. It is just a park with no/low light pollution. The stars are the main attraction anyway.

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