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  "id": "mayland-earth-sky",
  "name": "Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory",
  "shortName": "Mayland Earth to Sky",
  "region": "Western NC",
  "country": "Canada",
  "administrativeArea": "Ontario",
  "coordinates": {
    "latitude": 35.9333,
    "longitude": -82.25
  },
  "timezone": "America/New_York",
  "bortleClass": 3,
  "summary": "IDA-certified with a 34-inch research telescope open to the public.",
  "intro": "Mayland Earth to Sky Park & Bare Dark Sky Observatory sits in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Burnsville, North Carolina — a former mica mine and landfill turned into a dark-sky park with a 34-inch research-grade telescope, one of the largest publicly accessible scopes in the eastern US.",
  "established": null,
  "drivingFromToronto": "Six miles west of Spruce Pine, NC, surrounded by Pisgah National Forest.",
  "bestTime": "Check the observatory's public program calendar for scheduled viewing nights — clear, moonless evenings give the best views through the big scope.",
  "highlights": [
    "34-inch research telescope, one of the largest open to the public in the eastern US",
    "Certified DarkSky International Dark Sky Park",
    "Owned by Yancey County and operated with Mayland Community College"
  ],
  "tips": [
    "Public observatory nights typically require a ticket — check the Mayland.edu event calendar",
    "The mountain site is remote and dark — plan the drive in daylight if you're unfamiliar with the roads"
  ],
  "whatToSee": "Deep-sky objects through the 34-inch research telescope, plus naked-eye Milky Way views from the surrounding ridge.",
  "source": {
    "label": "Mayland Community College — Bare Dark Sky Observatory",
    "url": "https://www.mayland.edu/foundation/foundation-events/earth-to-sky-observatory/"
  },
  "links": {
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  },
  "attribution": {
    "app": "Clear Night Planner — Ontario Night Sky",
    "url": "https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=mayland-earth-sky",
    "license": "Editorial content © Clear Night Planner. Data freely citable with link back."
  }
}