BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Highland Road Park Observatory - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Highland Road Park Observatory REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20230312T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20231105T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20240310T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20241103T070000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:CDT DTSTART:20250309T080000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20251102T070000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T230205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240412T231255Z UID:3479-1712950200-1712953800@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 43° in Taurus. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] \n URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-71/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240412T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T225430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T225430Z UID:3477-1712950200-1712953800@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Friday Night Lecture Series: "The Mercury Astronauts" DESCRIPTION:It has been sixty-five years since NASA announced that Scott Carpenter\, Gordon Cooper\, John Glenn\, “Gus” Grissom\, Wally Schirra\, Alan Shepard and “Deke” Slayton would go where no American had ever gone. Mercury’s purpose was to determine the human capabilities in space. BREC Center Supervisor James DeOliveira will recount the story.  [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.] URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/friday-night-lecture-series-the-mercury-astronauts/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240408T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240408T153000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T223046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T224146Z UID:3473-1712572200-1712590200@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Partial Solar Eclipse DESCRIPTION:The clockwork of the heavens arrange for Baton Rougeans yet another fascinating obscuration of the solar disk! The Sun probably will be about eighty-five percent covered by Earth’s Moon. HRPO will have multiple telescopes available for view. [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/partial-solar-eclipse-2/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T220142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T220142Z UID:3471-1712431800-1712440800@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing DESCRIPTION: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. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-70/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240406T120000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T215023Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T215023Z UID:3469-1712397600-1712404800@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Science Academy: "Life Cycle of a Star" DESCRIPTION:Yes–they are born\, and they die…just like us. Most follow “standard” progressions of aging; others have strange lives that rival anything found in science fiction. Cadets will immerse themselves in the famous H-R Diagram. [For ages eight to twelve. $5 per EBR-Parish Cadet; $6 per other-Parish Cadet.] \nTo register\, go to www.brec.org\, access the registration function and use Activity Number 531990 URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/science-academy-life-cycle-of-a-star/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T203000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T220000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T212124Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T212124Z UID:3467-1712349000-1712354400@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing DESCRIPTION: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. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-69/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240405T203000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240404T205901Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240404T205901Z UID:3465-1712345400-1712349000@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Friday Night Lecture Series: "Local Sky Survey" DESCRIPTION:This new annual presentation (an amalgam of earlier discontinued talks) will provide a baseline for where Baton Rouge skygazers stand regarding acquisition of the Sun and Moon; planets; asteroids and comets; and stars\, star clusters and asteroids! A special closing section will address meteor showers. [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.] URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/friday-night-lecture-series-local-sky-survey/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240402T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20240403T170000 DTSTAMP:20260404T063227 CREATED:20240327T235029Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T235029Z UID:3436-1712044800-1712163600@hrpo.lsu.edu SUMMARY:Space Exploration Camp (Spring) DESCRIPTION:This two-day\, thrice-a-year offering gives kids a front-row seat for hands-on exploration of current STEM developments; the latest in astronomical discoveries; and construction and launch of a chemical rocket.  [For ages nine to thirteen. $55 per EBR-Parish Explorer; $66 per other-Parish Explorer.] URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/space-exploration-camp-spring/ LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory CATEGORIES:April 2024 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR