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0 NAA Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
3NW White Eagle Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Naperville.
6SW Megamark Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
9SE Lockport
 
Illinois   A town in Will county.
12N SWAOG Light Site
 
Illinois   A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
12NW TASS H (Droege) Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
15E The Little Red School House
 
Illinois   A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
15NE Lombard
 
Illinois   Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
15NW Peck Farm Park
 
Illinois   Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
16E Moraine Valley Community College Observatory
 
Illinois   observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
18NW Hickory Knolls Discovery Center
 
Illinois   An environmental education center located in James O. Breen Community Park in St Charles. Also site of star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
19E Lake Katherine Nature Center
 
Illinois   Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
19SW NAA Caton
 
Illinois   A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
20W SWAOG Dark Site
 
Illinois   A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
21SE Tinley Park
 
Illinois   A town in Cook county.
23E The Lone Wolf Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Oak Lawn
23NW Lily Lake Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
24N U-46 Planetarium
 
Illinois   Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
25N OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1
 
Illinois   A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
27SW NAA Minooka
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
28E Chicago
 
Illinois   Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
29N Northwest Suburban Astronomers
 
Illinois   The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
29SE Our Prairie Sky
 
Illinois   In Park Forest.
30SE Prairie State College
 
Illinois   College in Chicago Heights.
31N Barrington Hills
 
Illinois   A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
31NE Morton Grove
 
Illinois   Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
32NE Cricket Hill
 
Illinois   Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
32SE Peotone
 
Illinois  
33SW Serena
 
Illinois   A town in La Salle county.
34NW De Kalb
 
Illinois   Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
34S Braidwood Dark Sky Site
 
Illinois   Near Gardner.
34S Prairie Skies Star Party
 
Illinois   Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
35N Lake Zurich
 
Illinois  
35NE Dearborn Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory of Northwestern University.
36N Lincolnshire
 
Illinois   Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
36SE Mount Jennings Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
37NE Glencoe
 
Illinois  
38N Crystal Lake
 
Illinois  
42NW Claustonberry Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Marengo.
42S Bradley
 
Illinois   Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
43SW NAA Ransom
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
44NW Marengo
 
Illinois  
45N Woodstock
 
Illinois  
45NW Kirkland
 
Illinois  
45SE Lemon Lake County Park
 
Indiana   Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
46N Smith Observing Site
 
Illinois   Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
50SE Thomas Conway Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
50SW Starved Rock State Park
 
Illinois   State park. Used by some members of the Astronomical Society at the University of Illinois. Also home of Astrofest, a star party held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
52S Stelle
 
Illinois   A community in Rogers Township, IL
53SW Streator
 
Illinois  
56NW Blackhawk Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
57E Indiana Dunes State Park
 
Indiana   Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
58N Eagle Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory near Eagle.
59SE Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area
 
Indiana   A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
60E VU Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
60NW Caledonia
 
Illinois  
62E Buckeyestargazer Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory near Valparaiso.
62NW Rockford
 
Illinois   Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
63N Yerkes Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory in Williams Bay.
63NW J. Weiskopf Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
64N Kenosha
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
64NW Astro-Physics
 
Illinois   Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
65E Michigan City
 
Indiana   A town in La Porte county.
65N Richard Bong State Recreation Area
 
Wisconsin   Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
68SE Astro Acres
 
Indiana   Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
70W Green River State Wildlife Area
 
Illinois   Link.
71N Modine Benstead Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
71NW Big Cigar Astronomy
 
Illinois   Club near South Beloit
72SW Lone Wolf Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory near Varna.
73N Racine
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
74SE Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area
 
Indiana   Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
75SW Lake Thunderbird
 
Illinois   A lake near Putnam.
76NW Velveeta Valley Observatory
 
Illinois   Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
79NW Hawkeye Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
79W Sterling
 
Illinois  
81NW Janesville
 
Wisconsin  
82E Warren Dunes State Park
 
Michigan   State park new Sawyer.
82N Franklin
 
Wisconsin   In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
83W Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park
 
Illinois   State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
84E Bridgman
 
Michigan  
84N Texas Yard Canon Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory.
84N UW-Whitewater Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
85E New Carlisle
 
Indiana  
88NW Doug Firebaugh Observatory
 
Illinois   A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
92E Benton Harbor
 
Michigan   A atown in Berrien county.
92S Middle Fork River Forest Preserve
 
Illinois   Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
92SE Tippecanoe River State Park
 
Indiana   State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
93E Oronoko Observatory
 
Michigan   Near Berrien Springs.
93N Milwaukee
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Milwaukee Astronomical Societyand Wehr Astronomical Society.
94E Kingman Observatory
 
Michigan   Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
95S Harvey Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory.
95SW Bloomington
 
Illinois   A town in McLean county.
96N Harken Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
98NW Monroe
 
Wisconsin   A town in Green county.
100E Jordan Hall Observatory
 
Indiana   Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
100NW Yanna Research Station
 
Wisconsin   Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
101N Aztalan State Park
 
Wisconsin   State park near Aztalan.
102SW Peoria
 
Illinois   Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
104W Rutenbeck Observatory
 
Iowa   Just west of Clinton.
105E Bremen
 
Indiana   A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
105SE Damer Observing Site
 
Indiana   A private observing site.
105SW The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory
 
Illinois   Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
106E PHM Planetarium
 
Indiana   Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
106SW Sugar Grove Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
107N Richfield Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory near Menomonee Falls.
108N Mequon Rotary Park
 
Wisconsin   Park used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation. In Mequon.
108NE South Haven Pier
 
Michigan  
108NW Meadowlark Ridge Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
108NW Massbach Ridge
 
Illinois  
109NW West Point Observatory
 
Wisconsin   Observatory near Monticello.
109SE Purdue University
 
Indiana   University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
111E Potawatomi Wildlife Park
 
Indiana   A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
112N Jackson (WI)
 
Wisconsin   A town in Washington county.
112S Danville
 
Illinois   A town in Vermilion county.
113E Birch Rd. Observatory
 
Indiana   A private observatory.
113W Sunny Knoll Observatory
 
Illinois   A private observatory in Port Byron.
114N TWASC Eggshatch Observatorium
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory of the Hartford Area Astronomy Club, which is part of The Wisconsin Astronomical Society Corporation.
114NW Madison
 
Wisconsin   Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
114SE Logansport
 
Indiana  
115NW Apple River
 
Illinois  
115S Champaign/Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory
 
Illinois   An observatory of the CUAS.
116NE Astro Hut
 
Michigan   A private observatory near Holland.
116NW Suburban Lights Observatory
 
Wisconsin   A private observatory in Marshall.
117NE Vivekananda Monastery
 
Michigan   A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
117W PACMO
 
Illinois   An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
118NW Mark's place
 
Wisconsin   A private observing site.
119E Dr. T. K. Lawless Park
 
Michigan   Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
119N Myra
 
Wisconsin   Used by some members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation.


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