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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230830T210000
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CREATED:20230815T002507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T215931Z
UID:2365-1693429200-1693434600@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Supermoon Rising!
DESCRIPTION:HRPO closes for the closest Supermoon in every calendar year that has one. The thrill comes from a combination of that actual closeness and the illusion that makes a Full Moon look closer still when it is near the horizon. Be part of the crowd to experience a Supermoon Rising at HRPO! [No admission fee. For ages six and older.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/supermoon-rising/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T221500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230827T001500
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230815T002119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230827T023131Z
UID:2363-1693088100-1693095300@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Saturnian Opposition
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is exactly 180 degrees from the Sun\, rising as the Sun is setting. We are now the closest we’ll be to Saturn this year! Weather permitting\, viewing of Saturn will take place. [No admission fee. For ages six and older.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/saturnian-opposition/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230815T001242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230815T001242Z
UID:2361-1693063800-1693078200@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:STEM Expansion: "Astrogeology"
DESCRIPTION: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 and door prizes. [For ages twelve to sixteen. $15 per EBR parish registrant; $18 per other-parish registrant. Deadline for online registration is 6pm the day (Friday) before.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/stem-expansion-astrogeology/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230826T140000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230815T001101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230826T000907Z
UID:2359-1693051200-1693058400@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Solar Viewing
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: NOAA has forecast an Excessive Heat Warning for the HRPO area beginning at 10am CDT tomorrow. The heat index is predicted to be in the Danger category. If this does not change by 9am tomorrow\, Solar Viewing is cancelled. \nWeather 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. Protective clothing and sunscreen are recommended. [No admission fee. For all ages.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/solar-viewing-3/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230825T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230825T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230814T235759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T235759Z
UID:2357-1692995400-1693000800@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION: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 31° in Ophiuchus. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-24/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230825T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230825T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230803T010208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T010208Z
UID:2321-1692991800-1692995400@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Friday Night Lecture Series: "The Krakatoa Eruption"
DESCRIPTION:Some believe it to be the largest Earth volcano eruption ever. Killing tens of thousands and changing the local landscape\, the event will be outlined by BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop. [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/friday-night-lecture-series-the-krakatoa-eruption/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230819T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230819T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230803T005808Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230830T203428Z
UID:2319-1692471600-1692482400@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Plus Night: "The Ringed Beauty"
DESCRIPTION:Weather permitting\, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations\, a marshmallow roast\, a sky tour and a game for kids to earn small prizes. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 32° in the Virgo. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving\, and drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] \nNOTES: The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Foresty’s Burn Ban Map shows a current burn ban for East Baton Rouge Parish; therefore\, there will be no marshmallow roast tonight. NOAA has an Excessive Heat Warning in effect for the HRPO area until 7pm CDT. The 20OGS is experience a battery issue. LSU personnel will be investigating this issue in the upcoming week\, so the 20OGS will not be available tonight. The heat index is in NOAA’s “Danger” category until 8pm; therefore\, there will be no outside activities (including viewing) until 8pm. NOAA also has an Air Quality Alert in effect for the HRPO area until 12am CDT.
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/plus-night-the-ringed-beauty/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230803T004426Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T004426Z
UID:2317-1692390600-1692396000@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Weather permitting\, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 8° in Virgo. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-23/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230818T203000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230803T002514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T002514Z
UID:2315-1692387000-1692390600@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Friday Night Lecture Series: "X-Ray Astronomy"
DESCRIPTION:NASA\, JAXA and ESA are collaborating on the soon-to-launch XRISM mission that will investigate the x-ray Universe like never before. The instruments have been tested. The mirror quadrants have been installed. Did they think of everything? [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/friday-night-lecture-series-x-ray-astronomy/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T210000
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CREATED:20230803T001453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230814T234608Z
UID:2313-1692039600-1692046800@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Meeting
DESCRIPTION:For over four decades BRAS has educated countless numbers of citizens in the joys of planetary and deep-sky gazing\, the perils of light pollution and factors to consider when buying a pair of binoculars or a telescope. Over the years BRAS members have constructed their own telescopes and photographic platforms; and imaged comets\, earned observing certificates and discovered asteroids. Anyone interested in learning more about BRAS is invited to attend. This month\, Tabby Boyajian will discuss the current status of the research concerning Tabby’s Star. [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/baton-rouge-astronomical-society-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230814T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230803T001247Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230803T001247Z
UID:2311-1692036000-1692039600@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Light Pollution Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Are you a local skygazer\, homeowner\, business owner\, science teacher or stakeholder interested reclaiming a natural sky above HRPO and its surrounding while simultaneously saving money and energy\, and making driving safer? This meeting (open to the public) is a sounding board for real-life solutions to the light pollution problem. [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/light-pollution-committee-meeting-3/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230813T020000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T235944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T235944Z
UID:2309-1691877600-1691892000@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Perseid Meteor Shower
DESCRIPTION:The Perseids are one of the major meteor showers of the year\, caused by debris left from the passings of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Come learn about meteors and let’s see if we can spot some “earthgrazers”. Although telescopes aren’t needed for the Perseids\, we’ll have a telescope available until midnight for leisurely gazing at other celestial objects. Look carefully and don’t take your eyes off the skies; Perseid meteoroids enter our atmosphere at about sixty kilometers per second! If you’re lucky\, you may see a fireball…. [For ages six and older. No admission fee. This event is a single four-hour viewing session.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/perseid-meteor-shower/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230812T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T234237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T234237Z
UID:2307-1691834400-1691841600@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Science Academy: "Uranus and Neptune"
DESCRIPTION:Close-up imagery of the “ice giants” were acquired via the Voyager spacecraft. Cadets will understand how the visits to the most-titled planet and the windiest planet in the Solar System revealed bizarre moon landscapes and characterized the entryway into the Kuiper Belt. [For ages eight to twelve. $5 per EBR-Parish Cadet; $6 per other-Parish Cadet.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/science-academy-uranus-and-neptune/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230811T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230811T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T225946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T225620Z
UID:2305-1691785800-1691791200@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: HRPO’s main floor AC unit has a broken component.  The lecture originally scheduled to take place before this viewing session (“STEREO Shows the Sun”) has been postponed until 15 September. The Evening Sky Viewing session is cancelled. \nWeather 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 leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-22/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230809T204500
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T222829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230809T234006Z
UID:2301-1691608500-1691613900@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Mercurian Elongation
DESCRIPTION:Periodically Mercury reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way to view Mercury by amateurs. Come join us at the Burbank Soccer Complex! The planet will appear as a half-Mercury. During the last half of the session Mars also will be available. [No admission fee. For ages six and older.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/mercurian-elongation-2/
LOCATION:Burbank Soccer Complex\, 12400 Burbank Drive\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T221259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230805T223004Z
UID:2299-1691263800-1691272800@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: As the heat index is in NOAA’s “Danger” category until 9pm\, this event is cancelled. HRPO personnel will be offering public viewing on Wednesday the 9th at the Burbank Soccer Complex\, and next weekend at HRPO. \nWeather permitting\, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [No admission fee. For ages six and older.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-21/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230805T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T220235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230802T220235Z
UID:2297-1691229600-1691236800@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Science Academy: "Saturn"
DESCRIPTION:Saturn is the namesake of Saturday\, and this Saturday Cadets will learn about this mostly hydrogen-and-helium ball. Its eighty-plus moons; the legacies of Voyager and Cassini; and the planet’s potential for life will be investigated. [For ages eight to twelve. $5 per EBR-Parish Cadet; $6 per other-Parish Cadet.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/science-academy-saturn/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20230804T220000
DTSTAMP:20260407T211204
CREATED:20230802T214355Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230811T225713Z
UID:2295-1691181000-1691186400@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:NOTE: The lecture originally scheduled to take place before this viewing session (“The Visible Passes”) has been postponed until 22 September. \nWeather permitting\, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [No admission fee. For ages six and older.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-20/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:August 2023
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