• BRAS Astrophotography Display Premiere

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    NOAA has an Excessive Heat Warning is place until 7pm. Print and electronic copies of photography from members of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society will be displayed. The main focus ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    The heat index will be in the "Extreme Caution" category. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be ...

  • Science Academy: “Historic Experiments III”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Priestley…Lavoisier…Ohm. These men unlocked the latest pieces of the grand puzzle known as the physical world. Cadets will find out how the pieces fit! To register, go to www.brec.org, access ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    HRPO will close by at least 9:30pm. The heat index will be in the “Extreme Caution” category at the start of the program. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The heat index will be in the “Extreme Caution” category at the start of the program. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time ...

  • Science Academy: “ISS Expedition 7”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The International Space Station is one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. From April 2003 to October 2003 Yuri Malenchenko and Ed Lu conducted experiments and did what ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The heat index will be in the “Extreme Caution” category during the program. Viewing will take place from 7:45pm to 9:45pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will ...

  • Perseid Meteor Shower

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    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 ...