April 2026
Apr 03
03 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Weather permitting, 20OGS viewing will begin at 7:30pm. HRPO will close at 8:45pm. The great Constitutional Republic experiment has been going strong for 250 years. In addition to incalculable gifts ...

Apr 04
04 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

This spacecraft moves so fast it can go from Baton Rouge to Gulfport in one second! Over a seven-year period it is currently investigating the Sun in manners previously considered ...

Apr 04
04 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

CANCELLED. HRPO will close by 8:15pm. Sunset, 7:25pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:47pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous ...

Apr 07
07 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

This two-day, thrice-a-year offering gives kids a front-row seat for hands-on exploration of current STEM developments; the latest in astronomical discoveries; and construction and launch of a chemical rocket. 

Apr 08
08 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

This two-day, thrice-a-year offering gives kids a front-row seat for hands-on exploration of current STEM developments; the latest in astronomical discoveries; and construction and launch of a chemical rocket. 

Apr 10
10 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

A person's birth star is a star whose light took as long to reach Earth as he's been alive. Of course, birth stars change over the course of a human ...

Apr 10
10 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Sunset, 7:28pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:52pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. ...

Apr 11
11 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Artemis II is here! And after...? Cadets will estimate the timeframe for working and living on the Moon. [To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity ...

Apr 11
11 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Sunset, 7:29pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:53pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. ...

Apr 13
13 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

For over four decades the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society has educated countless numbers of citizens in the joys of lunar, planetary and deep-sky gazing; and factors to consider when buying ...

Apr 17
17 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Amy Northrop (acting as a JPL Solar System Ambassador) will relay the latest on humanity's return to the Moon.

Apr 17
17 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Sunset, 7:33pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:58pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be below the horizon. ...

Apr 18
18 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

This program offers advanced topics, activity extensions and all-new games and demonstrations to older youth. Certificates are earned and archived as well as modern experiments take place. There are also giveaways ...

Apr 25
25 April 2026
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Sunset, 7:38pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 9:05pm CDT. Food Vendors: City Gelato and Rosie’s Gourment Popcorn. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 71° ...