Located at Buckley Homestead, about 1 mile south of the barnyard, is the Calumet Astronomy Center. The center includes the Northwest Indiana Robotic (NIRo) Telescope and the Thomas Conway Observatory.
Lake County Parks & Rec is lucky to call the Calumet Astronomical Society a partner, and they host regular events at Thomas Conway Observatory. Each event is contingent upon clear weather. Program cancellation will be updated at casonline.org.
2019 Astronomy Events
| Sunday, January 20 from 9:30-Midnight | Lunar Eclipse | Lemon Lake
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| Saturday, March 16 from 7:30-9:30 PM | Visit the Beehive Cluster | Calumet Astronomy Center |
| Saturday, April 13 from 8-10 PM | Orion the Hunter | Calumet Astronomy Center
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| Saturday. May 11 from 8:30-10:30 PM | National Spring Astronomy Day | Calumet Astronomy Center
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| Saturday, June 8 from 9-11 PM | Jupiter's Galilean Moons | Calumet Astronomy Center
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| Saturday, July 6 from 9-11 PM | The Rings of Saturn | Calumet Astronomy Center
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| Saturday, August 3 from 8:30-10:30 PM | A Thin Crescent Moon | Calumet Astronomy Center
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| Saturday, October 5 from 7-9 PM | National Fall Astronomy Day
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| Monday, November 11 from 6:30 AM- Noon | The Transit of Mercury | Calumet Astronomy Center
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