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HRPO 16OGS and 20OGS

Main building housing 20OGS, with new addition in foreground housing 16OGS.

HRPO Main Building

Main HRPO Building (courtesy Tom Northrop).

Overview of HRPO Grounds

Overhead view of grounds, facing southwest. Note compass, created by Wally Pursell, on viewing pad.

Solar Cycle 25

Upcoming BRAS Public Meeting

Mt St. Helens | FNLS

Upcoming Science Academy

Upcoming STEM Expansion

Forces of Nature Camp

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Highland Road Park Observatory

13800 Highland Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
(225) 768-9948
observatory@brec.org
A Joint Project of
The Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge
LSU Department of Physics and Astronomy
Baton Rouge Astronomical Society
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