# PARI (Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute)

Region: Western NC, Ontario, Canada
Coordinates: 35.2, -82.8667
Bortle class: 3 (1 = pristine, 9 = inner city)
Drive from Toronto: Located in Rosman, NC, within Pisgah National Forest, southwest of Asheville.
Best time: Check PARI's event calendar for scheduled Star Party dates — these are ticketed evenings with staff-run telescopes.

## Overview
PARI (the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute) occupies a former NASA and Department of Defense satellite tracking station deep in North Carolina's Pisgah National Forest, and now runs public tours, camps, and ticketed star parties around its collection of radio and optical telescopes.

## What to see
Deep-sky objects through PARI's telescopes, plus a look at the site's large radio-astronomy dishes repurposed from its NASA tracking-station days.

## Highlights
- Former NASA satellite tracking station with radio telescopes still on-site
- Ticketed public Star Party events with staff-operated telescopes
- Deep in Pisgah National Forest — genuinely dark, low-humidity mountain air

## Tips
- Star Party and tour tickets are sold in advance through PARI's website
- The campus also runs STEM camps and lodging for longer stays

## Live forecast
View the live tonight-score and 48-hour forecast for PARI at:
https://ontarionightsky.com/?site=pisgah-astronomical-research-institute

Structured data: https://ontarionightsky.com/sites/pisgah-astronomical-research-institute.json

Source: PARI — Star Party — https://www.pari.edu/shop/tickets/event-tickets/star-party/

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