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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 |
| May 9 | Stellar Reports | 64°E – First Quarter | |
| Interplanetary Travel Designs by Middle-School Students | Frances Dellutri | ||
| Finding Asteroids | Joe Ulowetz | ||
| International Dark Sky Association | Penni Isaacson | ||
| Three club members give brief presentations on topics of interest. | |||
| June 13 | Cassini-Huygens at Saturn | Jim Kovac John Vittallo |
130°E – First Quarter |
| Club members and Solar System Ambassadors Jim Kovac and John Vittallo will show some glorious pictures and present new discoveries at the ringed planet. | |||
| July 11 | Summer Skies | Terry Witt | 112°E – First Quarter |
| Club member Terry Witt will give a slide show and talk presenting the events and constellations of the summer season. | |||
| August 8 | Update on Apophis | Dale Dellutri | 93°E – First Quarter |
| Club member Dale Dellutri will present the results of a contest to track the Earth-crossing, potentially dangerous asteroid Apophis. | |||