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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			Our Prairie Sky			Illinois	In Park Forest.
5	NE		Prairie State College			Illinois	College in Chicago Heights.
9	NW		Tinley Park			Illinois	A town in Cook county.
10	SW		Peotone			Illinois
15	N		Lake Katherine Nature Center			Illinois	Nature center in Palos Heights. Site of public observing sessions held by the Chicago Astronomical Society.
16	E		Lemon Lake County Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
16	N		The Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Oak Lawn
17	NW		Moraine Valley Community College Observatory			Illinois	observatory of Moraine Valley Community College.
18	SW		Mount Jennings Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory somewhere around Manteno.
19	NW		The Little Red School House			Illinois	A site used by the Chicago Astronomical Society. In Willow Springs.
20	NW		Lockport			Illinois	A town in Will county.
22	SE		Thomas Conway Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of the Calumet Astronomical Society. Near Lowell in Lake county.
23	SW		Prairie Skies Star Party			Illinois	Star party held at Camp Shaw-Waw-Nas-See.
24	S		Bradley			Illinois	Home of the Kankakee Area StarGazers.
27	N		Chicago			Illinois	Home of the Chicago Astronomical Society.
29	NW		NAA Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Naperville.
32	NW		Megamark Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
32	NW		White Eagle Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Naperville.
33	NW		Lombard			Illinois	Forecast also covers Glendale Hieghts, Elmhurst, Villa Park, Addison, and Glen Ellyn.
33	S		Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	A wildlife managment area used by the South Side Astronomers.
33	SW		Braidwood Dark Sky Site			Illinois	Near Gardner.
34	E		VU Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Valparaiso University which holds public events.
35	E		Buckeyestargazer Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Valparaiso.
35	E		Indiana Dunes State Park			Indiana	Site used by the Calumet Astronomical Society
35	N		Cricket Hill			Illinois	Part of Lincoln Park. At Montrose Harbor.
35	NW		SWAOG Light Site			Illinois	A public observing site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group. In Wheaton.
40	N		Morton Grove			Illinois	Forcast also covers Glenview, Wilmette, Evanston, Skokie, Park Ridge, Niles, and Des Plaines.
40	NW		TASS H (Droege) Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Amateur Sky Survey project. Near Batavia.
40	W		NAA Caton			Illinois	A site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. A few miles from Newark, but 25 miles southwest of Naperville.
41	N		Dearborn Observatory			Illinois	Observatory of Northwestern University.
43	NW		Peck Farm Park			Illinois	Public viewing site for the Fox Valley Astronomical Society. In Geneva.
43	S		Astro Acres			Indiana	Future astronomy and telescope farm (or astronomy village). Near the town of Morocco,IN.
43	SW		Stelle			Illinois	A community in Rogers Township, IL
44	W		NAA Minooka			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
45	E		Michigan City			Indiana	A town in La Porte county.
45	SE		Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area			Indiana	Centered on an entrace road of the state wildlife area.
45	W		SWAOG Dark Site			Illinois	A site of the South West Astronomy Observers Group in Yorkville.
46	NW		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.
47	N		Glencoe			Illinois
48	N		Northwest Suburban Astronomers			Illinois	The NSA is active in the area of Palatine/Hoffman Estates.
49	NW		OneDarkSky.com Observation Site #1			Illinois	A clearing off of Cobblers Crossing, in Elgin. Site of public star parties held by OneDarkSky.com.
49	NW		U-46 Planetarium			Illinois	Elgin School District Planetarium in Elgin.
49	SW		NAA Ransom			Illinois	An observing site of the Naperville Astronomical Association. Near Ransom.
51	N		Lincolnshire			Illinois	Also covers Deerfield which is home of the Skokie Valley Astronomers .
52	NW		Barrington Hills			Illinois	A town in Cook county. Site of International Year of Astronomy events.
52	NW		Lily Lake Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near the town of Lilly Lake.
53	W		Serena			Illinois	A town in La Salle county.
54	N		Lake Zurich			Illinois
62	NW		Crystal Lake			Illinois
63	E		Tippecanoe River State Park			Indiana	State Park. Chart is centered on a field, used for observing, near the nature center.
63	NW		De Kalb			Illinois	Home of the Davis Hall Observatory at Northern Illinois University.
64	E		New Carlisle			Indiana
64	NE		Warren Dunes State Park			Michigan	State park new Sawyer.
64	W		Streator			Illinois
65	N		Smith Observing Site			Illinois	Near Round Lake Beach and about 15 miles west of Waukegan.
67	NE		Bridgman			Michigan
68	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.
70	NW		Claustonberry Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Marengo.
70	NW		Woodstock			Illinois
71	NW		Marengo			Illinois
73	NW		Kirkland			Illinois
75	NE		Oronoko Observatory			Michigan	Near Berrien Springs.
75	S		Harvey Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
76	S		Middle Fork River Forest Preserve			Illinois	Forest reserve and International Dark Sky Park near Penfield. Used by the Champaign Urbana Astronomical Society.
77	E		Damer Observing Site			Indiana	A private observing site.
77	NE		Kingman Observatory			Michigan	Observatory of Andrews University. In Berrien Springs.
78	E		Jordan Hall Observatory			Indiana	Observatory, of the University of Notre Dame, at the Jordan Hall of Science. In South Bend.
78	N		Kenosha			Wisconsin	Home of the Kenosha Astronomy Club.
78	NE		Benton Harbor			Michigan	A atown in Berrien county.
79	N		Eagle Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory near Eagle.
80	E		Bremen			Indiana	A town in Marshall county. Home of BHS Astronomy of Bremen High School.
82	SE		Purdue University			Indiana	University in West Lafayette. Home of the Cumberland Observatory.
84	E		PHM Planetarium			Indiana	Aka Penn-Harris-Madison (PHM) Planetarium, in Mishawaka.
84	E		Potawatomi Wildlife Park			Indiana	A dark-sky preserve. Dark-sky site of the Warsaw Astronomical Society. Near Tippecanoe.
84	N		Richard Bong State Recreation Area			Wisconsin	Recreation Area near Burlington. Used by some members of the Racine Astronomical Society.
84	NW		Blackhawk Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
85	W		Lone Wolf Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory near Varna.
86	E		Birch Rd. Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory.
86	SE		Logansport			Indiana
87	N		Racine			Wisconsin	Home of the Racine Astronomical Society.
87	NW		Caledonia			Illinois
88	NW		Yerkes Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory in Williams Bay.
89	N		Modine Benstead Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Racine Astronomical Society.
91	NW		Rockford			Illinois	Home of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers.
92	NW		J. Weiskopf Observatory			Illinois	Observatory with free public observing in Byron Forest Preserve District.
92	W		Lake Thunderbird			Illinois	A lake near Putnam.
93	NW		Astro-Physics			Illinois	Observing site of telescope maker Astro-Physics Inc.
93	S		Danville			Illinois	A town in Vermilion county.
94	W		Green River State Wildlife Area			Illinois	Link.
96	SW		Bloomington			Illinois	A town in McLean county.
97	E		Goshen College			Indiana	College in Goshen, IN.
97	NE		South Haven Pier			Michigan
97	SE		Prairie Grass Observatory			Indiana	An observatory located in Camp Cullom near Mullberry. Also home of the Indiana Family Star Party.
98	N		Franklin			Wisconsin	In Milwaukee county. Near a BYA affiliate starparty site.
99	NW		Big Cigar Astronomy			Illinois	Club near South Beloit
100	E		Dr. T. K. Lawless Park			Michigan	Park and site of the Michiana Star Party held by the Michiana Astronomical Society. Near Vandalia.
103	E		Camp Crosley/WAS Observatory			Indiana	A observatory of the Warsaw Astronomical Society(WAS). Located at Camp Crosley.
104	N		Texas Yard Canon Observatory			Wisconsin	A private observatory.
104	S		Champaign/Urbana Astronomical Society Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the CUAS.
104	W		Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park			Illinois	State park used by some members of the Naperville Astronomical Association.
105	NW		Velveeta Valley Observatory			Illinois	Aka VVO, a private observatory in Pecatonica.
105	W		Sterling			Illinois
106	E		Morris Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Manchester College. In North Manchester.
106	E		Yarger Observatory			Michigan	Observatory and site of Astrocamp at YMCA Camp Eberhart in Three Rivers.
106	SE		IU Kokomo Observatory			Indiana	Observatory of Indiana University Kokomo. Also used by some members of the Kokomo Astronomy Club.
107	NE		Astro Hut			Michigan	A private observatory near Holland.
107	NW		Hawkeye Observatory			Illinois	A private observatory.
108	NE		Vivekananda Monastery			Michigan	A site used by the Shoreline Amateur Astronomical Association in Ganges.
108	NW		Janesville			Wisconsin
108	SW		Sugar Grove Observatory			Illinois	An observatory of the Twin City Amateur Astronomers. In the Sugar Grove Nature Center.
109	N		Milwaukee			Wisconsin	Home of the Milwaukee Astronomical Societyand Wehr Astronomical Society.
109	NW		UW-Whitewater Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the University of Wisconsin, at Whitewater. In Whitewater.
109	SE		ARGUS Dark Sky Site			Indiana	A site of the Wabash County Astronomical Society(WCAS).
111	E		Shipshewana			Indiana
111	S		Shades State Park			Indiana	site of star parties held by the Wabash Valley Astronomical Society
112	E		Stillwaters Observatory			Indiana	A private observatory near Columbia City.
112	SW		Peoria			Illinois	Home of the Peoria Astronomical Society and the NorthMoor Observatory.
114	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.
115	N		Harken Observatory			Wisconsin	Observatory of the Pewaukee Public Library.
116	NW		Doug Firebaugh Observatory			Illinois	A public observatory in Freeport, Illinois, partly funded by the Planetary Studies Foundation.
118	W		The Decker-Grebner-Van Zandt Observatory			Illinois	Observatory maintained by the Peoria Astronomical Society. In Jubliee College State Park.

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