Useful Links
Local Observatories
- Wheaton College Astronomical Observatory, Wheaton IL
- Waubonsee Community College, Sugar Grove IL
- Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory, Peoria, IL
- Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, WI
- Modine-Benstead Observatory, Union Grove, WI
Astronomy Organizations
- International Astronomical Union
- Astronomical League
- North-Central Region of the Astronomical League
- American Astronomical Society
- University of Chicago Astronomy/Astrophysics Dept.
- Fermilab Theoretical Astrophysics Group, Batavia, IL
- Illinois Coalition for Responsible Outdoor Lighting, Organization founded to promote better lighting practices to reduce energy waste and light pollution.
Other Links
- Telescope Guide A One-Stop Resource for Getting Started with Telescopes & Astronomy
- Free monthly skymaps to help you explore, learn and enjoy the night sky (these are what we hand out at our monthly meetings)
- Time and date information including sunrise and sunset times
- Solar Eclipses and Observational Astronomy Good source for high-level, somewhat basic information on astronomy
Local planetariums
- Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, Chicago, IL
- Waubonsie Valley High School Planetarium, Aurora, IL
- Joliet Jr. College Trackman Planetarium, Joliet IL
- Cernan Earth & Space Center, River Grove IL
- Strickler Planetarium, Bourbonnais, IL
- Parkland Staerkel Planetarium, Champaign, IL
Nearby Astronomy Clubs
- Chicago Astronomical Society, our neighbors “downtown”
- Fox Valley Astronomical Society, our neighbors to our northwest
- Kankakee Area StarGazers, our neighbors to our southeast
- Northwest Suburban Astronomers, our neighbors to our north
- Lake County Astronomical Society, our neighbors “way up north”
- South West Astronomy Observers Group, Ham Radio and Astronomy all in one club
- Skokie Valley Astronomers, Skokie IL
- Champaign-Urbana Astronomical Society, Champaign, IL
- Calumet Astronomical Society, Northwest IN
- Madison Astronomical Society, Madison, WI
- Milwaukee Astronomical Society, Milwaukee, WI
- Peoria Astronomical Society, Peoria, IL
- Racine Astronomical Society, Racine, WI
- Sangamon Astronomical Society, Springfield, IL