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Distance Mi	Bear -ing	S p o n s o r e d?	Chart	Preview color key	Light Pollution	Prov/State	Comments/Links
0			Prairie Skies Star Party			Illinois	Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
9	SE		Bradley			Illinois	Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
13	NE		Peotone			Illinois
13	W		Braidwood Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Gardner.
< 15			Mount Jennings Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
20	SW		Stelle			Illinois	A community in Rogers Township, IL
23	NE		Our Prairie Sky			Illinois	In Park Forest.
26	N		Lockport			Illinois	A town in Will county.
27	NE		Tinley Park			Illinois	A town in Cook county.
28	NE		Prairie State College			Illinois	College in Chicago Heights.
29	W		NAA Ransom			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
30	SE		Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
32	E		Thomas Conway Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
32	E		Lemon Lake County Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
33	N		Lake Katherine Nature Center			Illinois	Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
33	NW		Megamark Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
33	NW		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
34	N		Moraine Valley Community College Observatory			Illinois	observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
34	N		NAA Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
34	N		The Little Red School House			Illinois	A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
34	NW		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
36	NE		The Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Oak Lawn
37	N		White Eagle Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Naperville.
38	SE		Astro Acres			Indiana	Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
40	NW		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
42	NW		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
44	W		Streator			Illinois
45	N		SWAOG Light Site			Illinois	A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
45	N		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
46	N		Lombard			Illinois	Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
47	N		Chicago			Illinois	Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
47	NW		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
51	E		Buckeyestargazer Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Valparaiso.
51	N		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.
52	E		VU Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
52	W		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.
54	E		Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
55	N		Cricket Hill			Illinois	Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
56	NW		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
57	NE		Indiana Dunes State Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
58	N		Morton Grove			Illinois	Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
58	N		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
58	S		Middle Fork River Forest Preserve			Illinois	Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
59	N		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
60	N		Dearborn Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Northwestern University.
61	S		Harvey Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
62	N		Northwest Suburban Astronomers			Illinois	The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
63	NW		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
65	N		Barrington Hills			Illinois	A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
65	N		Glencoe			Illinois
65	W		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
66	NE		Michigan City			Indiana	A town in La Porte county.
67	N		Lincolnshire			Illinois	Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
68	N		Lake Zurich			Illinois
73	N		Crystal Lake			Illinois
73	SW		Bloomington			Illinois	A town in McLean county.
74	E		Tippecanoe River State Park			Indiana	State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
75	NW		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
75	NW		Kirkland			Illinois
76	W		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
78	NW		Marengo			Illinois
78	S		Danville			Illinois	A town in Vermilion county.
78	SE		Purdue University			Indiana	University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
79	N		Woodstock			Illinois
79	N		Smith Observing Site			Illinois	Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
83	S		Champaign/Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the CUAS.
84	NE		New Carlisle			Indiana
84	W		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
85	SW		Sugar Grove Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
86	NE		Warren Dunes State Park			Michigan	State park new Sawyer.
87	E		Damer Observing Site			Indiana	A private observing site.
88	NW		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
89	NE		Bridgman			Michigan
89	W		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
90	NW		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
91	E		Logansport			Indiana
91	SW		Peoria			Illinois	Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
92	N		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
92	NW		Caledonia			Illinois
92	NW		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
92	SW		Decatur Area Astronomy Club			Illinois	An observing site of the Decatur Area Astronomy Club at Friends Creek County Park. 20 miles NE of Decatur.
95	N		Kenosha			Wisconsin	Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
95	SE		Prairie Grass Observatory			Indiana	An observatory located in Camp Cullom near Mullberry. Also home of the Indiana Family Star Party.
96	NE		Oronoko Observatory			Michigan	Near Berrien Springs.
96	NW		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
97	E		Bremen			Indiana	A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
97	E		Jordan Hall Observatory			Indiana	Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
97	NW		Sterling			Illinois
98	E		Potawatomi Wildlife Park			Indiana	A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
98	N		Richard Bong State Recreation Area			Wisconsin	Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
98	N		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
99	E		Birch Rd. Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
99	NE		Kingman Observatory			Michigan	Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
99	W		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.
101	NE		Benton Harbor			Michigan	A atown in Berrien county.
101	SE		Shades State Park			Indiana	site of star parties held by the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
103	E		PHM Planetarium			Indiana	Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
103	NW		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
104	N		Modine Benstead Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
105	N		Racine			Wisconsin	Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
105	NW		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
105	S		Walnut Point State Park			Illinois	State park. Used by some members of the Astronomical Society at the University of Illinois and the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society
108	SW		Decatur(IL)			Illinois	Home of Requarth Observatory of Millikin University. Requarth Observatory is host of public observing nights.
109	NW		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
110	SE		IU Kokomo Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Indiana University Kokomo. Also used by some members of the Kokomo Astronomy Club.
114	NW		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
114	NW		Janesville			Wisconsin
115	E		Goshen College			Indiana	College in Goshen, IN.
115	N		Franklin			Wisconsin	In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
116	E		ARGUS Dark Sky Site			Indiana	A site of the Wabash County Astronomical Society(WCAS).
118	E		Camp Crosley/WAS Observatory			Indiana	A observatory of the Warsaw Astronomical Society(WAS). Located at Camp Crosley.
118	E		Morris Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Manchester College. In North Manchester.
118	N		Texas Yard Canon Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
118	N		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
118	S		Sullivan Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Sullivan.
118	SE		McCloud Nature Park			Indiana	A park and site of public observing held by the Indiana Astronomical Society.
119	SW		Stardust Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
120	NE		South Haven Pier			Michigan
120	NE		Dr. T. K. Lawless Park			Michigan	Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
120	S		Charleston			Illinois
121	W		Rutenbeck Observatory			Iowa	Just west of Clinton.
124	SE		Greencastle			Indiana	Home of McKim Observatory of DePauw University.
124	W		PACMO			Illinois	An observing site of the Popular Astronomy Club.
124	W		Sunny Knoll Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory in Port Byron.
125	S		Oakley Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Near Terre Haute
125	S		Terre Haute			Indiana	A town in Vigo county.
126	E		Stillwaters Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Columbia City.
126	N		Milwaukee			Wisconsin	Home of the Milwaukee Astronomical Societyand Wehr Astronomical Society.
126	NE		Yarger Observatory			Michigan	Observatory and site of Astrocamp at YMCA Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers.
126	S		Wolf Creek State Park			Illinois	State park and site of public star parties held by the Sandusky Valley Amateur Astronomy Club (SVAAC).
126	W		Knox College Observatory			Illinois	Observatory at Knox College.
128	NW		Monroe			Wisconsin	A town in Green county.
128	W		Viking Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory Near Galesburg.
129	E		Shipshewana			Indiana
129	N		Harken Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
130	E		Marion			Indiana
130	NE		Astro Hut			Michigan	A private observatory near Holland.
131	NE		Vivekananda Monastery			Michigan	A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
131	NW		Massbach Ridge			Illinois
131	SE		Carmel			Indiana
131	SE		Teter Retreat and Organic Farm			Indiana	link
132	E		Huntington			Indiana
132	NW		Yanna Research Station			Wisconsin	Observatory site of the Madison Astronomical Society. Near Attica.
135	N		Aztalan State Park			Wisconsin	State park near Aztalan.
135	SE		Center Valley Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory somewhere around Clayton.
135	SW		Bojarzin Observatory			Illinois	Near Springfield.
136	SE		Fishers			Indiana
137	SW		Lanphier Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Sangamon Astronomical Society. Near Pleasant Plains.
138	SW		PICO			Illinois	A private observatory near Pana.
138	SW		Site "M"			Illinois	A site of the Sangamon Astronomical Society.Near Ashland.
139	NW		Meadowlark Ridge Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory somewhere around near New Glarus.
139	NW		West Point Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory near Monticello.
139	SE		Indianapolis			Indiana	Home of the Indiana Astronomical Society and Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium of Butler University.
140	N		Mequon Rotary Park			Wisconsin	Park used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation. In Mequon.
140	S		West Union			Illinois
140	SW		Chatham			Illinois
140	W		Adolphson Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Monmouth College in Monmouth.
141	E		Taylor University Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Taylor University in Upland.
141	N		Richfield Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Menomonee Falls.
141	NW		Apple River			Illinois
141	SE		Hale Hill Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory in the Owen-Putnam State Forest near Spencer. Used by some members of the Indiana Astronomical Society.
142	NE		Portage (MI)			Michigan
143	SE		Goethe Link Observatory			Indiana	of Indiana University. Also the location of the Tanager Hill Observatory. In Brooklyn(IN).
144	E		Neuenschwander Observatory			Michigan	A private observatory.
144	NE		Kalamazoo			Michigan	Home of the Kalamazoo Astronomical Society and Owl Observatory.
144	SE		Anderson University Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Anderson University.
145	NE		Sycamore Stars Observatory			Michigan	A privately owned observatory dedicated to public remote use. Near Otsego.
146	N		Jackson (WI)			Wisconsin	A town in Washington county.
146	S		Taylor Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Yale.
147	NW		Madison			Wisconsin	Home of the Madison Astronomical Society.
147	NW		Mark's place			Wisconsin	A private observing site.
147	SE		Coyote Howl Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
147	W		The Stellar Shed			Illinois	A private observatory near Aledo.
148	N		TWASC Eggshatch Observatorium			Wisconsin	A private observatory of the Hartford Area Astronomy Club, which is part of The Wisconsin Astronomical Society Corporation.
148	NW		Timber City Productions Lookout			Iowa	A private observing site.
148	S		Effingham			Illinois	A town in Effingham county.
149	E		Fort Wayne			Indiana	Home of the Fort Wayne Astronomical Society.
149	NW		Suburban Lights Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Marshall.
149	W		Dixon			Iowa	Close to Menke and Jens-Wendt Observatories
150	NW		Galena			Illinois
150	SE		The Star Deck Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Greenfield.
150	W		Macomb			Illinois
151	NE		Hemlock Crossings Park			Michigan	A park used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association (SAAA).
151	NW		Wild Apple Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory in Dane County.
152	N		Myra			Wisconsin	Used by some members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
153	E		Auburn			Indiana	Home of Starkey Observatory.
154	E		Bushels and Baskets Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
154	SE		Muncie			Indiana	Home of the Muncie Astronomy Club and the observatory of Ball State University.
155	NW		Pine Bluff Observatory			Wisconsin	Local research observatory of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 15 miles from Madison.
156	NE		Grand Haven			Michigan
156	NW		De Forest			Wisconsin
157	N		Harrington Beach State Park			Wisconsin	A site used by the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
157	SE		Morgantown			Indiana
158	SE		Franklin			Indiana	A town in Johnson country.
158	SE		Porter West Preserve			Indiana	A nature Preserve
159	W		Muscatine			Iowa
160	NE		Allendale			Michigan	In Ottawa county. Home of Grand Valley State University.
160	NW		Mineral Point			Wisconsin
161	N		Beaver Dam			Wisconsin
161	S		Bloomfield			Indiana
162	NE		Hawk's Hollow Observatory			Michigan	A private obsrevatory in Jenison.
162	SE		Bill's Doghouse Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory in Knightstown.
162	SE		Bloomington			Indiana	Home of Kirkwood Observatory of the Indiana University Bloomington.
163	E		Berne			Indiana	A town in Adams county.
163	NW		Dodgeville			Wisconsin
164	NE		Battle Creek			Michigan	A town in Calhoun county.
164	NW		Big M Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Platteville.
164	NW		Dubuque			Iowa
165	NE		Muskegon			Michigan	A town in Muskegon county.
165	SE		Shelbyville			Indiana
166	N		Kettle Moraine North			Wisconsin	Northern Unit of Kettle Morain State Forest. Used by members of the Northern Cross Science Foundation.
167	SW		Weinberg-King State Park			Illinois	State park near Augusta.
169	NE		Grand Rapids			Michigan	in Kent county
169	W		John H. Witte Observatory			Iowa	Observatory of the Southeast Iowa Astronomy Club.
170	SW		Winchester			Illinois
171	NW		Grant River Recreation Area			Wisconsin	A recreation area near Potosi.
173	NE		Muskegon Astronomical Society			Michigan	Observatory of the MAS
173	W		Wever			Iowa
175	E		Pioneer Scout Reservation			Ohio	A scout camp used as a star party site by the Toledo Astronomical Association.
175	N		Plymouth			Wisconsin	Home of the Plymouth Stargazers.
177	N		Ellwood H. May Environmental Park			Wisconsin	Aka Maywood, site of the Sheboygan Astronomical Society's public observing sessions.
177	NE		James C. Veen Observatory			Michigan	Home of the Grand Rapids Amateur Astronomical Association.
177	NW		Portage			Wisconsin
177	SE		Columbus			Indiana
177	SE		Maumee			Indiana	A town in the Hoosier National Forest.
178	N		Fond du Lac			Wisconsin
178	S		Vincennes			Indiana
179	NE		Beman Observatory			Michigan	Observatory of Olivet College in Olivet.
179	S		Alma			Illinois	A town in Marion county.

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