Upcoming Events / Programs

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.

Amateur Astronomy Courses

Artemis II Launch Party

Upcoming Science Academy

BRAS Public Meeting

Friday Night Lecture Series

Plus Night

Mercurian Elongation

American STEM

Solar Viewing

STEM Expansion

Space Exploration Camp

International Astronomy Day

Contact Us



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