• Moon over McHenry

    McHenry Public Library 809 N Front St, McHenry, 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 […]

  • The Europa Clipper Mission

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

    The Europa Clipper is NASA’s largest-ever planetary spacecraft & it is on its way to the Jupiter system. Arriving in April 2030, the goal of this mission is to study […]

  • Astronomy Day – 2025

    Ela Area Public Library 275 Mohawk Tr, Lake Zurich, IL, United States

    The Lake County Astronomical Society will be hosting our annual Astronomy Day event on Saturday, May 3rd! This year the event is being held at Ela Public Library in Lake […]

  • Impact Cratering

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

    The Speaker for the June 20th meeting of the Lake County Astronomical Society is Jim Hopkins, retired Professor of Astronomy at Joliet Junior College with a Masters Degree from Eastern […]

  • AUTCL – Cary

    Cary Area Public Library 1606 Three Oaks Rd, Cary, 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. This month we are at the Cary […]

  • Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces

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

    The July 18th meeting of the Lake County Astronomical Society will feature a presentation by Jackie Cooney who is a professor at Harper College. This will be the first time […]

  • 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. This month we are at the Grayslake […]

  • AUTCL – Arlington Heights

    Arlington Heights Memorial Library 500 N Dunton Ave, Arlington Heights, 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 […]

  • AUTCL – Lake Zurich

    Ela Area Public Library 275 Mohawk Tr, Lake Zurich, 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 […]

  • AUTCL – Deerfield

    Deerfield Public Library 920 Waukegan Road, Deerfield, IL, United States

    **10/28/25 UPDATE Due to forecasted cloudy skies the Deerfield Astronomy Under the City Lights event will be moved to Wednesday, October 29th** Astronomy Under the City Lights is a free […]