September 2024
Sep 06
06 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

NASA has issued a Flood Watch, in effect until tomorrow at 7:00am. The oft-forgotten instrument aboard the now-defunct P78-1 satellite discovered a comet in 1979--a discovery which presaged the numerous ...

Sep 06
06 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

CANCELLED. HRPO will close by at least 8:45pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a ...

Sep 07
07 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

From the abacus to the difference engine, mechanical concepts that verged on reaching computer status came on the scene centuries ago. In this first in a series of three sessions, ...

Sep 07
07 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Saturn is exactly 180 degrees from the Sun, rising as the Sun is setting. On this night, we are now the closest we'll be to Saturn this year! Weather permitting, ...

Sep 09
09 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

The Light Pollution Committee is an education effort overseen by the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society. The public is invited. The LPC teaches people what light pollution is, what the different ...

Sep 09
09 September 2024
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 ...

Sep 13
13 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

HRPO's parking lot should be negotiated carefully after the storm. Some parking spaces are unavailable. The speed limit is 10mph. BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop will take the audience ...

Sep 13
13 September 2024

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 33° in Sagittarius. Please keep ...

Sep 14
14 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

For this second in a series of three sessions, Cadets will learn about CPUs, motherboards and the like! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity ...

Sep 14
14 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

UPDATE: HRPO will close at 8pm. 20OGS viewing and the campfire are cancelled. Pad viewing will take place. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There ...

Sep 16
16 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in three different manners (indirectly onto a white surface, directly with safely-filtered optical light and directly in hydrogen-alpha wavelength) will take place. During ...

Sep 20
20 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Neptune is exactly 180 degrees from the Sun, rising as the Sun is setting. On this night, we are now the closest we'll be to Neptune this year! Weather permitting, ...

Sep 21
21 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

For the last of three sessions, Cadets will learn about machine, assembly and higher-level languages! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 531990.

Sep 21
21 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 5° in Taurus. Please keep ...

Sep 27
27 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

NASA is launching its newest robotic mission in October. Its goal will be to study Jupiter's moon Europa, currently considered one of the best candidates for life in our Solar ...

Sep 27
27 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and ...

Sep 28
28 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in three different manners (indirectly onto a white surface, directly with safely-filtered optical light and directly in hydrogen-alpha wavelength) will take place. During ...

Sep 28
28 September 2024
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 ...

Sep 28
28 September 2024
Highland Road Park Observatory,

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and ...