December 2025
Dec 05
05 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Cancelled. HRPO will close at 7pm. Sunset, 5:03pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:29pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous ...

Dec 06
06 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

The study of the big triumvirate (Earth, Sun and Moon) continues. Cadets will learn how our only natural satellite (probably) originated, what it has and can do for us, and ...

Dec 06
06 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Cancelled. Sunset, 5:03pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:29pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be at a ...

Dec 08
08 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

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

Dec 12
12 December 2025

Telescopes, binoculars, planetarium programs, planispheres...mosquito spray. If you want to be a skygazer of action like Merrill Hess, he will guide you to the best tools.

Dec 12
12 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Many game-changing moments have occurred since HRPO's last focus on AI--some astonishing, some alarming. This brief update is for any who want the latest information.

Dec 12
12 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

The Geminid meteors, in addition to being part of one of the most reliable showers of the year, are quite intriguing and were first noticed in the 1860s. For this one viewing ...

Dec 13
13 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

The comparative investigation continues! A never-before-seen infrared experiment will be included in Cadets' stations. To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 431320

Dec 13
13 December 2025
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Sunset, 5:04pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:31pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. ...