Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

The lecture "SOLWIND" is postponed until September. HRPO opens at 8:30pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will ...

Science Academy: “Hurricanes”

Highland Road Park Observatory

NOAA predicted a higher-than-average season this year for cyclonic storms. Cadets will receive their own take-home tracking maps, investigate the geophysical processes that create these monsters and perform a couple ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. Twilight ends at 9:00pm. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “The Concept of Zero”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Please be aware that NOAA has issued a Flood Watch until 7pm tomorrow evening. Not only the numeral but the idea of representing "nothing" mathematically revolutionized technology and philosophy. Want ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

CANCELLED 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 ...

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. During ...

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