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SUMMARY:AUTCL - Deerfield
DESCRIPTION:**10/28/25 UPDATE Due to forecasted cloudy skies the Deerfield Astronomy Under the City Lights event will be moved to Wednesday\, October 29th** \nAstronomy 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. \nVisitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours\, and stay as long as they want. No registration is required. Groups are welcome. \nIn the event of bad weather we have a back up date of October 29th.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/autcl-deerfield/
LOCATION:Deerfield Public Library\, 920 Waukegan Road\, Deerfield\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:AUTCL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T104241
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SUMMARY:LCAS Monthly Meeting - The Cosmos in the Lab: Exploring the Dark Matter Mass Scale with Direct Detection
DESCRIPTION:While the astrophysical and cosmological evidence supporting the existence of a gravitationally-active dark matter is overwhelming\, no signals unambiguously attributable to it have yet been observed in laboratory experiments. The prevailing hypothesis is that the dark matter is comprised of a new fundamental particle not found in the Standard Model of Particle Physics. In that framework\, the possible mass of the dark matter particle ranges over 50 orders of magnitude\, posing a challenging and exciting landscape for detection. In this talk\, Dr. Dylan J Temples of Fermilab will briefly review the evidence supporting dark matter and the properties which a fundamental particle must satisfy to be dark matter. From there\, he will discuss the signatures of dark matter models across the range of allowed masses and the detector technologies used to investigate them. Finally\, He will provide some outlook on dark matter searches in the future from the viewpoint of an experimentalist. \nZoom Meeting Link  Meeting Link  \n 
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/the-cosmos-in-the-lab-exploring-the-dark-matter-mass-scale-with-direct-detection/
LOCATION:Volo Bog\, 28478 W.Brandenburg Road\, Ingleside\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250930T210000
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CREATED:20250626T152326Z
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SUMMARY:AUTCL - Lake Zurich
DESCRIPTION: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. \nVisitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours\, and stay as long as they want. No registration is required. Groups are welcome. \nIn the event of bad weather we have a back up date of October 2nd.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/autcl-lake-zurich/
LOCATION:Ela Area Public Library\, 275 Mohawk Tr\, Lake Zurich\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:AUTCL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250919T213000
DTSTAMP:20260404T104241
CREATED:20250626T152044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250919T213106Z
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SUMMARY:LCAS Monthly Meeting - Update from American Astronomical Society Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Amateur Astronomers Attend an Astronomical Conference: A Report on AAS 244 \nOur Speaker for the September 19th of the Lake County Astronomical Society is Dale Dellutri who has had a life-long fascination with science and technology. He will share his experience in attending the latest convention of the American Astronomical Society. He has worked with computer hardware and software since the late 1960’s\, and has managed technical employees and projects in various fields including programming\, data center construction\, legal\, tax\, and futures and equity trading. He has written programs in many computer languages. He is now retired. Mr. Dellutri has an MBA and a MS in Information Science from the University of Chicago\, and a BS in Engineering Science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. He is an amateur astronomer\, specializing in computational astronomy\, and manages the Skokie Valley Astronomers website. As an amateur astronomer\, he has given a number of astronomy-themed presentations over the years to local astronomy clubs. \nThe presentation will be followed by an LCAS business meeting starting about 8:30PM. Weather permitting\, LCAS Members will show Attendees the Night Sky through powerful telescopes. \n\n\n \n  \nTopic: LCAS Monthly Meeting
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/amateur-astronomers-attend-an-astronomy-conference-a-report-on-aas-244/
LOCATION:Volo Bog\, 28478 W.Brandenburg Road\, Ingleside\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250828T193000
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SUMMARY:AUTCL - Arlington Heights
DESCRIPTION: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. \nVisitors are welcome to view at any time during the scheduled hours\, and stay as long as they want. No registration is required. Groups are welcome. \nIn the event of bad weather we have a back up date of September 2nd (7-8pm).
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/autcl-arlington-heights/
LOCATION:Arlington Heights Memorial Library\, 500 N Dunton Ave\, Arlington Heights\, IL\, 60004\, United States
CATEGORIES:AUTCL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250731T210000
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SUMMARY:AUTCL - Grayslake
DESCRIPTION: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 Area Public Library for the August AUTCL event. 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\, and stay as long as they want. No registration is required. Groups are welcome.\n \nIn the event of bad weather we have a back up date of Tuesday\, August 5\, 2025 from 8:00to 9:00 pm\n \nGrayslake Area Public Library\, 100 Library Ln\, Grayslake\, IL 60030
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/autcl-grayslake/
LOCATION:Grayslake Area Public Library\, 100 Library Ln\,\, Grayslake\, IL\, 60030\, United States
CATEGORIES:AUTCL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250718T190000
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SUMMARY:Remote Sensing of Planetary Surfaces
DESCRIPTION: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 that Jackie will present to LCAS and this is sure to be an interesting\, informative and educational event. The meeting will be in person at the Volo Bog. \nAfterwards\, weather permitting\, Members of LCAS will show views of the Skies through their powerful telescopes.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/533/
LOCATION:Volo Bog\, 28478 W.Brandenburg Road\, Ingleside\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250630T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250630T203000
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SUMMARY:AUTCL - Cary
DESCRIPTION: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 Area Public Library for the July AUTCL event. 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\, and stay as long as they want. No registration is required. Groups are welcome.\n \nIn the event of bad weather we have a back up date of Wednesday\, July 2\, 2025 from 7:30 to 8:30 pm\n\nCary Area Public Library 1606 Three Oaks Rd\, Cary\, IL 60013
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/autcl-cary/
LOCATION:Cary Area Public Library\, 1606 Three Oaks Rd\, Cary\, IL\, 60013\, United States
CATEGORIES:AUTCL
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250620T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250620T213000
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SUMMARY:Impact Cratering
DESCRIPTION: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 Illinois University. Jim was also a teacher at Naperville High School and at the College of DuPage. He has given over 100 presentations on Astronomy over the years in the Chicagoland area.  The talk will cover the nature of impactors\, the creation of craters\, the nature of the evidence that supports the impact theory\, and mass extinctions related to cratering.\n\nAfterwards\, weather permitting\, Members of LCAS will show the night sky to guests through their powerful telescopes.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/impact-cratering/
LOCATION:Volo Bog\, 28478 W.Brandenburg Road\, Ingleside\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250503T160000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250416T005503Z
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SUMMARY:Astronomy Day - 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Lake County Astronomical Society will be hosting our annual Astronomy Day event on Saturday\, May 3rd! \nThis year the event is being held at Ela Public Library in Lake Zurich from 11am to 4pm. \nThe event is free and open to the public! We will have displays set up\, astronomy related activities for kids\, and raffle prizes! We hope to see you there! \nWeather permitting we will have solar observing outside! \nWe want to thank our sponsors for Astronomy Day 2025:\nELA AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (www.eapl.org)\nEla Area Public Library offers a wide range of services to the community for children and adults.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/astronomy-day-2025/
LOCATION:Ela Area Public Library\, 275 Mohawk Tr\, Lake Zurich\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Astronomy Day
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250418T213000
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CREATED:20250406T155542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T013217Z
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SUMMARY:The Europa Clipper Mission
DESCRIPTION: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 Europa\, one of the Galilean moons & one of our solar system’s most interesting ocean worlds. The main goal will be to characterize whether this moon might host conditions that are suitable for life. Michelle Nichols from the Adler Planetarium will give an overview of this exciting mission and what scientists are hoping to learn from it. \nThe presentation will be followed by an LCAS business meeting starting about 8:30PM. Weather permitting\, LCAS Members will show Attendees the Night Sky through powerful telescopes.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/the-europa-clipper-mission/
LOCATION:Volo Bog\, 28478 W.Brandenburg Road\, Ingleside\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250410T203000
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CREATED:20250406T155412Z
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SUMMARY:Moon over McHenry
DESCRIPTION: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\, and stay as long as they want. No registration is required. Groups are welcome.
URL:https://lcas-astronomy.org/event/moon-over-mchenry/
LOCATION:McHenry Public Library\, 809 N Front St\, McHenry\, IL\, United States
CATEGORIES:AUTCL
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