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Loud Thunder Boy Scout Observatory Event

  • Loud Thunder Boy Scout Camp 9906 175th Street West Illinois City, IL, 61259 United States (map)

Meet at the Boy Scout Observatory.

The planets Saturn and Neptune will put on a nice show once the sky darkens sufficiently, followed by Uranus after 10:00. M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), M8 (Lagoon Nebula), M17 (Swan Nebula), M31 (Andromeda Galaxy), Erakis (The Garnet Star) will be among the featured objects along with many other beautiful objects that should be visible weather permitting.

Earlier Event: August 23
EISP - Eastern Iowa Star Party
Later Event: September 20
September Astronomy Night