Lake County Astronomical Society

Mysteries of the Cosmos: The Search for Life Beyond Earth

Friday, September 20, 2019

Event

Regular Business Meeting is at 7:30 pm (open to public) Free Public Program starts at about 8:30 p.m. (open to the public)
 
PROGRAM 
 
Jim Kovac with the Speaker's Bureau of the Chicago Society for Space Studies will be the speaker at this month's meeting of the Lake County Astronomical Society. The talk will be  on  life forms living in extreme conditions on earth and what it means for finding life in our Solar System and beyond. Jim Kovac has presented to LCAS in the past  and we are very much looking forward to his talk. This is sure to be very interesting and educational.

There is an LCAS business meeting from 7:30 PM to about 8:15 PM. The presentation will start about 8:30. Afterwards LCAS members will show guests the night sky through powerful telescopes (weather permitting). Please join us.

Lake County Astronomical Society Web Site

Date: Friday, September 20, 2019

Time: 7:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Central

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

Information for Visitors
Instructions for the Public:
The free public program will start at about 8:30 p.m. Visitors are also welcome to attend the business meeting that starts at 7:30 p.m. Light snacks and drinks will be available. Children are welcome. After the program, if the weather permits, members of the club will set up telescopes in the parking lot for some viewing of the night sky.

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.
28478 W. Brandenburg Road
Ingleside, IL 60041
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Volo Bog Website

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.

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Jim Kovac from the Chicago Society for Space Studies gave a presentation about life forms on earth living in extreme conditions and how studying them would help in finding life in our Solar System and beyond. Members and guests were intrigued with the presentation and there was a lively question and answer period after the talk.

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