Event

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 that – we hope! – can tell us much more about the history of our satellite. This talk will include an overview of what we know and what we still need to learn about our closest neighbor in space.  This is sure to be an interesting, educational and informative event.  Please join us.

After the Presentation LCAS Members with their powerful telescopes will show the Night Sky to Attendees (weather permitting).

Date: Friday, May 15, 2026

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Central

Location: Volo Bog
28478 W. Brandenburg Road
Ingleside, IL 60041

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Volo Bog
Volo Bog was dedicated as an Illinois Nature Preserve in 1970. Three years later, it was registered as a National Natural Landmark with the United States Department of the Interior. More than 1,100 additional acres of land have been purchased to protect and enlarge the state preserve, which now includes marshes, prairie restoration areas, woodlands and two other bogs.

Notes:
LCAS holds meetings at the Volo Bog Visitor Center 10 times per year. The public is welcome to these meetings. For more information about meetings (including dates, times, and topics) see the LCAS webpage or Facebook page.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fri 4/17/2026
7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Central
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28478 W. Brandenburg Road
Ingleside, IL
Thu 4/23/2026
8 p.m. - 9 p.m. Central
Moon Over Highwood Highwood Public Library
102 Highwood Ave
Highwood, IL
Sat 4/25/2026
11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Central
Astronomy Day Event Ela Area Public LIbrary
275 Mohawk Trail
Lake Zurich, IL
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7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Central
Our Moon: Known and Unknown Volo Bog
28478 W. Brandenburg Road
Ingleside, IL