• AUTCL – Zion-Benton

    Zion Benton 2400 Gabriel Ave, Zion, IL

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]

  • A Game of Mysteries: Astronomy and the Unveiling of Nature’s Secret Workings

    A Game of Mysteries: Astronomy and the Unveiling of Nature’s Secret Workings Shane L. Larson Clarkson University No human has ever travelled farther from Earth than the Moon. No robotic probe has ever travelled farther than the edge of our solar system. Yet huddled around a telescope at night, we regularly regale our friends and […]

  • AUTCL – Highwood

    Highwood Library 102 Highwood Ave, Highwood, IL

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]

  • Astronomy Day 2026

    The Lake County Astronomical Society will be hosting Astronomy Day at Ela Area Public Library on April 25th, 2026 from 11am to 4pm. The event is free to attend and open to the public. There will be exhibits, raffle prizes, astronomical related activities for all ages, and weather permitting solar observing outside. Ela Area Public […]

  • Our Moon: Known and Unknown

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

    The Speaker for the May monthly meeting of the Lake County Astronomical Society will be Michelle Nichols, Outreach Coordinator with the Adler Planetarium. The topic will be: Our Moon: Known and Unknown  Our Moon is one of the most familiar objects in our sky, but there is still a lot we don’t know about it. Spacecraft landings there seek ice, metals, rocks, and minerals […]

  • AUTCL – Aspen Drive – Vernon Hills

    Aspen Drive – Vernon Hills Library 701 Aspen Dr., Vernon Hills, Il

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]

  • Why Doesn’t Our Sun Just Explode? Or, Why has It Lasted So Long?

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

    The Speaker at June’s Monthly LCAS meeting will be Mark Christensen, PHD. The space race inspired him to earn degrees in both mathematics and physics while an undergraduate at Wayne State University. He earned is Masters in Physics at Purdue and his PhD in probability at Wayne State University He joined Northrop Corporation’s Defense System […]

  • AUTCL – Fremont

    Fremont Library 1170 N. Midlothian Rd., Mundelein, IL

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]

  • LCAS Monthly Meeting: Wonders of Web: Exploring the Universe with JWST

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

    The Speaker for the July meeting of the Lake County Astronomical society will be Jim Kovac. Details TBD The monthly LCAS Business Meeting will be held via Zoom approximately 15 minutes following the conclusion of Jim’s presentation. Members must log in to the website and follow this Zoom Link

  • AUTCL – Grayslake

    Grayslake Area Public Library 100 Library Ln,, Grayslake, IL, United States

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]

  • AUTCL – Wauconda

    Wauconda Library 801 N. Main St., Wauconda, IL

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]

  • AUTCL – Lake Villa

    Lake Villa 140 N. Munn Rd, Lindenhurst, IL

    Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free to all-ages event presented by the Lake County Astronomical Society in cooperation with local libraries.  LCAS volunteers will bring sophisticated telescopes to allow the public to view the Moon and other objects in the sky. Visitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours, […]