LCAS 30th Anniversary LCAS - WHO ARE WE? We are people of all ages who are interested in the science of astronomy. While many are accomplished observers and astrophotographers, others are new to the hobby. The LCAS tries to respond to all levels of interest. Various members own large telescopes, some of which they've built themselves from scratch. On the other hand, some members don't own any telescope at all, but simply enjoy observing the night sky with their unaided eyes.

The LCAS meets on the third Friday of each month. The meetings are free and are open to the public.

Our Astronomy Day event at the College of Lake County was very successful, with over 150 attendees. See our Facebook images.


The May program will be: Transits of Venus by member Tom Mathieson
Summary:
  • A brief history of the observable transits, pointing out some observations that had non-astronomical associations;
  • An explanation of the odd 121.5 - 8 - 105.5 year periodicity of the transits;
  • A description of how transits of Venus were used to measure the distance between Earth and the Sun;
  • A preview of the coming June transit and a personal review of the 2004 transit.


Astronomy Under The City Lights (AUTCL)


View the Moon and planets at a local Lake County Library through powerful telescopes! Join us for one or more of our upcoming evening events! They are free and for all ages.

  • Moon Over Round Lake, Round Lake Library, May 29, 7:30-9:00
  • Moon Over Fox Lake, Fox Lake Library, May 30, 7:30-9:00

For details see Astronomy Under the City Lights and our Calendar.