• 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]