December 2023

From the brave astronauts who perished during their training (Apollo 1) to the first cruise around the Moon and a reading from the Book of Genesis during Christmas Eve (Apollo ...

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF ENROLLMENT. IT WILL BE MOVED TO EARLY FEBRUARY 2024. This class is an introduction to the unaided-eye Baton Rouge sky. Included ...

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 17° in Capricornus. Please keep headlights off while ...

From your homestead--a standalone house, apartment, trailer, condo, duplex or what-have-you--a wealth of objects and events awaits you. Some require a binocular or a telescope, some can be seen with ...

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 77° in Aries. Please keep headlights off while ...

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 this ...

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 ...

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 82° in Taurus. Please keep headlights off while ...

Campers will build and fly a single-stage chemical rocket, while learning about the upcoming missions to the Moon and Mars, which comets may put on a good show in 2024 ...

The last open Friday of HRPO's calendar is devoted to premiering much of the 2024 schedule (lectures, camps, celestial events, special programs, classes and guests). Weather permitting viewing of the ...

From Hero to Feng Jishen, from Kubai Khan to Tipoo Sultan, from Tsiolkovsky to Oberth, from Goddard to Von Braun...Cadets will receive some background followed by hands-on demonstrations! To register, ...

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 15° in Leo. Please keep headlights off while ...