Beyond Books – Telescopes

With the help of the Rockford Amateur Astronomers, and a generous donation from the Rockford East/Cherry Valley Rotary Club, the Cherry Valley Public Library is pleased to offer telescopes for checkout to library patrons.

We have three Orion StarBlast 4.5″ Telescopes which are available for library cardholders ages 14 and up to check-out. Telescopes check out for one week and can be renewed once if there are no holds. They can be placed on hold by calling the library. Patrons checking out the telescope are required to sign a borrowing agreement.

Telescope Instruction Manual

What can be seen in the night sky?

Skymaps Monthly Sky Calendar

Astronomy Magazine – The Sky This Week

Moonrise, Moonset, and Moon Phases

Moon Phase Calendar

Astronomy Apps – Get astronomy information on your mobile device

Sky Viewing

Google Sky Map for Android
Go Sky Watch for Apple

International Space Station Viewing

ISS Detector Satellite Tracker for Android
ISS Spotter for Apple

Moon Viewing

My Moon Phase – Lunar Calendar & Full Moon Phases for Android
Moon Phases for Apple

Instructional Video

Thanks to the Ela Area Public Library (please note that the Cherry Valley Public Library telescopes do not come with a compass or a headlamp)