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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 |
| September 10 | Artificial Gravity, in the lab, on Earth | Dale Dellutri | 37°E — New Moon |
| Club member Dale Dellutri will show how you can levitate cherry tomatoes and perform other artificial gravity experiments on biological materials for less than $500,000. | |||
| October 9 | NASA's new eye in the sky: the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) |
Andy Bulluck | 23°W — New Moon |
| Club member Andy Bulluck discusses the mission, design, and scientific potential of NASA's replacement for the Hubble Space Telescope. | |||
| November 12 | Hardware Show & Tell | (Membership) | 83°E — First Quarter |
| Club members set up their equipment indoors for informal show-and-tell. | |||