Astronomy Events

Name: Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness
Start: 2024-04-24T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2024-04-24T14:00:00-05:00
Location: Zoom Presentation

September 2023

Sat, September 23, 2023 • 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Autumnal Equinox Program

Schiller Woods-West • Schiller Park, IL 60634

October 2023

Sat, October 14, 2023 • 10:15 am - 1:15 pm

Spectacular Partial Solar Eclipse

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Sat, October 14, 2023 • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Annular Solar Eclipse Viewing Drop-In

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Fri, October 27, 2023 • 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Stars, Spooky Stories, & S ’mores

Thatcher Woods • River Forest, IL 60305

November 2023

Sat, November 4, 2023 • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stars, Stories, & S’mores

LaBagh Woods • Chicago, IL 60630

Fri, November 10, 2023 • 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Stars, Stories and Smores

Dan Ryan Woods Pavilion • Chicago, IL 60620

December 2023

people looking at a bonfire at Camp Dan Beard

Sat, December 2, 2023 • 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Winter Bonfire

Camp Dan Beard • Northbrook, IL 60062

Thu, December 21, 2023 • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Winter Solstice Potluck

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Thu, December 21, 2023 • 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Winter Solstice Night of Lights Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Thu, December 21, 2023 • 7:00 pm

Winter Solstice Lantern Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

January 2024

Fri, January 12 • 7:30 pm

Stories of the Stars

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Thu, January 25 • 7:00 pm

Full Moon Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

March 2024

Fri, March 8 • 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Starry Night Walk

Sand Ridge Nature Center • South Holland, IL 60473

Sat, March 9 • 6:00 pm

Star Watch & Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Sun, March 24 • 11:45 pm - Mon, March 25 • 3:00 am

Canceled

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

April 2024

Mon, April 8 • 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Partial Solar Eclipse

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Mon, April 8 • 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Spectacular Partial Solar Eclipse

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

Mon, April 8 • 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Solar Eclipse Viewing

Trailside Museum of Natural History • River Forest, IL 60305

Tue, April 23 • 7:30 pm

Full Moon Walk

Crabtree Nature Center • Barrington, IL 60010

Tue, April 23 • 9:15 pm

Moon Walk

Little Red Schoolhouse Nature Center • Willow Springs, IL 60480

the night sky over Maple Lake with the Maple Lake Boathouse lit up in the background

Wed, April 24 • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness

Zoom Presentation

Forest Preserves of Cook County

Astronomy Events

Autumnal Equinox Program

Spectacular Partial Solar Eclipse

Annular Solar Eclipse Viewing Drop-In

Stars, Spooky Stories, & S ’mores

Stars, Stories, & S’mores

Stars, Stories and Smores

Winter Bonfire

Winter Solstice Potluck

Winter Solstice Night of Lights Walk

Winter Solstice Lantern Walk

Stories of the Stars

Full Moon Walk

Starry Night Walk

Star Watch & Walk

Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

Partial Solar Eclipse

Spectacular Partial Solar Eclipse

Solar Eclipse Viewing

Full Moon Walk

Moon Walk

Protecting the Nightscape: The Hows and Whys of Natural Darkness

Event Categories

Events Guide

Nature Express Bus

Free Days

Monthly Newsletter

Event Accessibility