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Skokie Valley Astronomers meet at 8 PM on the second Friday of every month at the Welcome Center of the Edward L. Ryerson Conservation Area in Deerfield, IL. All of our meetings are open to the public. You're invited!
Our meetings usually start with a presentation on some aspect of astronomy, and then we move outside for viewing the sky if the weather permits. Many of our members bring telescopes to each meeting, and they love to let everyone have a look. If you're interested in amateur astronomy, or even if you're just curious, please come to one of our meetings.
| Date | Presentation | Speaker | Moon Phase |
| February 10 | Virtual Skies for Winter Nights | Dan & Tom Roush | 136°W — Full Moon |
| Club members Dan & Tom Roush will present an overview of astronomical software that is available for home computers, mobile devices and telescopes. | |||
| March 9 | Sampling the Solar System in 3-D | Nancy Lew | 155°W — Last Quarter |
| Club member Nancy Lew will show some of the moons, planets, and other objects in our solar system in 3-D, using 3-D glasses and 3-D images produced by the Lunar and Planetary Institute. | |||
| April 13 | Building a Backyard Observatory | Joe Ulowetz | 81°W — Last Quarter |
| Club member Joe Ulowetz will describe the 10x10' roll-off roof observatory he built in his backyard to do astrophotography. | |||
| May 11 | Don't Miss the last Venus Transit of Your Lifetime! | Dale Dellutri | 99°W — Last Quarter |
| Club member Dale Dellutri will discuss when and how to safely observe the June 5, 2012 transit of Venus. | |||
| June 8 | Three Short Talks | (TBA) | 117°W — Last Quarter |
| Three club members will present short talks about the cosmos. | |||