Come join us at Moon Over Wheeling for an evening of astronomy fun at the Indian Trails Library. You'll be able to view the Moon, planets and more through the excellent telescopes of the volunteers from the Lake County Astronomical Society. This event is part of the Spring 2014 Season of LCAS's Astronomy Under the City Lights (AUTCL) program.

The events are free and open to all ages. No registration is required. The events are very kid-friendly. We offer tokens to our young visitors and LCAS provides a special "kid-powered" telescope to give the kids a chance to aim and control a real telescope.

You can join the event at anytime and leave at any time. The best views are usually during the darkest skies but there's something to see whenever you join us.

The Moon is visible for all events, but sometimes we can share a view of a planet, too. Sometimes a bright satellite like the International Space Station will cross the sky during an event.

We encourage our visitors to check out the astronomy books inside the host library. There's a special reward for young readers who check out an astronomy book -- a free astronomy bookmark. The Star Reader program from LCAS donates bookmarks to our partner libraries. Our partners share the bookmarks with their young patrons.

This outdoor event depends on good weather, so clouds and/or rain will cause the event to be canceled or postponed to the 'rain' date of 5/6, or completely.

Date: Monday, 5/5/2014

Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Central

Location: Indian Trails Public Library, 355 S. Schoenbeck Rd, Wheeling, IL 60090

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  • Sunset Image
    Sunset: 7:57 PM
  • Waxing Crescent
    Moon
  • Sky Chart - click to enlarge
    What's in the Sky this evening?

Information for Visitors:
Visitors are invited to arrive anytime during the event. The event is free and no registration is required. Children are most welcome. We provide stools. Kids also receive glow bracelets and astronomy stickers.

Astronomy Under the City Lights

Location Details

Indian Trails Public Library

355 S. Schoenbeck Rd

Wheeling, IL 60090

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