As the saying goes, the three most important things about buying a house are location, location, location. The same can be said for observing sites. We would all love to have magnitude seven skies in our backyard, but some of us have to make do with what we got—especially those of us living east of the Mississippi river. Below is a list of the places that I have observed from, some great and some not so great.

• Columbine Drive, Dunlap, IL
• Franklin Street, Paducah, KY
• Golden Pond Observatory, KY
• Heavens Gate Farm, IL
• Jim Edgar Panther Creek State Fish & Wildlife Park, IL
• McDonald Observatory, TX
• Pennyrile State Park, KY
• Prairie Grass Observatory, IN
• Rainwater Observatory, MS
• Rest Area, Camp Grove, IL
• Seven Oaks, Peoria, IL