Science Academy: “Colonizing Mars”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Within the next fifty years a supreme change in perspective will accompany our view of the Red Planet. Semi-permanent occupation of the Moon is but a stepping stone to Earthlings ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather 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, ...

Light Pollution Committee Meeting

Highland Road Park Observatory

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 ...

Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Meeting

Highland Road Park Observatory

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 ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “Wonders of the Summer Sky”

Highland Road Park Observatory

The temperature heats up as July's constellations settle high overhead early in the night. BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop takes the audience on a fascinating tour of Baton Rouge's ...

Evening Sky Viewing

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 leaving, and drive ...

Science Academy: “Expedition 3”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Commander Frank Culbertston with cosmonauts Mikhail Tyurin and Vladimir Dezhurov left Earth in August 2001, staying in orbit for four months. Cadets will learn what the Expedition did, build on ...

Plus Night: “Demonstration Overload”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations, the latest news about asteroid Apophis, a marshmallow roast, a sky tour ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “Submersibles”

Highland Road Park Observatory

They are not as self-sufficient as submarines but whether manned or robotic they provide a means to explore watery depths. This presentation will cover the history of the submersible, describe ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

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 27° in Leo. Please keep headlights off while ...

Science Academy: “Exploring Weather III”

Highland Road Park Observatory

In the last of three never-to-repeat sessions, Cadets will investigate: warm fronts, cold fronts, air pressure and jet streams.

Solar Viewing

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. Protective clothing and sunscreen are ...

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