# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Night Sky Viewing ~  Niabi Zoo Parking Lot
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Please join us after 7:00pm at the Niabi Zoo Parking Lot for a tour of the early Fall night sky.  Telescopes will be set up or bring your own and join the fun.  Venus will present a waning crescent shortly after sunset. Mercury may be visible but will be very low to the horizon. The planets Saturn and Neptune will put on a nice show once the sky darkens sufficiently, followed by Uranus after 11:00.

The Moon will be an excellent target this evening. Look for the Straight Wall, a huge seismic fault line visible only a day or two each month. Two asteroids are visible this evening after 10:00: Vesta and Pallas. M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula), M8 (Lagoon Nebula), M17 (Swan Nebula), and M31 (Andromeda Galaxy) will be among the many beautiful objects that should be visible weather permitting.

Please keep in mind restroom facilities are not available.  Weather related updates will be posted on September 19 if needed.  FREE & FAMILY FRIENDLY!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/coal-valley/night-sky-viewing-~-niabi-zoo-parking-lot/200030492216645
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 58

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Coal Valley
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Niabi Zoo Rd, Coal Valley, IL 61240, United States
- **lat**: 41.44718
- **long**: -90.44061
- **full address**: Niabi Zoo Rd, Coal Valley, IL 61240, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Night Sky Viewing ~  Niabi Zoo Parking Lot being held?
  - **A:** Night Sky Viewing ~  Niabi Zoo Parking Lot takes place on Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 19 Sep, 2026 at 11:00 pm at Niabi Zoo Rd, Coal Valley, IL 61240, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Night Sky Viewing ~  Niabi Zoo Parking Lot?
  - **A:** Night Sky Viewing ~  Niabi Zoo Parking Lot is organized by Popular Astronomy Club - Quad Cities.

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