• Antimatter vs Fusion Deceleration Concepts for Exoplanet Exploration

    The February 20th meeting of the LCAS will feature a presentation by Dr. Gerald Jackson.  Dr.  Jackson retired from Fermilab is now President of Hbar Technologies a firm developing markets for antimatter with capabilities in scientific research and engineering development.   His talk will be about the possibilities of using antimatter in interstellar travel.

  • LCAS Monthly Meeting: A History of Lunar Cartography and Nomenclature

    Volo Bog 28478 W.Brandenburg Road, Ingleside, IL, United States

    The LCAS March Meeting will feature Speaker Jim Plaxco director of the National Space Society and President of the Chicago Society for Space Studies. Description of Presentation: Mapping of the Moon and the associated representations of the lunar surface have been heavily influenced by observational technology developments. The technological advances that increased astronomer’s ability to […]

  • TBD – Presentation by Dr. Shane Larson of Clarkson University

    Volo Bog 28478 W.Brandenburg Road, Ingleside, IL, United States

    topic TBD. Possibly on the LISA Telescope which is an interferometer in space and the measuring of gravitational wave’s B-Mode. These findings can lead to greater confirmation of the Inflationary Model of the Universe or if not found could give credence to the Cyclic Model

  • LCAS Monthly Meeting: Details TBD

    The Speaker for the May monthly meeting of the Lake County Astronomical Society will be Michelle Nichols

  • Space: The Year in Review

    The Speaker for the November 20th meeting of LCAS will be Larry Boyle. Mr. Boyle has been pretty much of a yearly feature. His Presentation “Space: The Year in Review” is sure to be an interesting and educational talk.  Please join us.   Weather permitting LCAS Members will setup telescopes at the Volo Bog and […]