• A Galaxy of Games

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Postponed until September. HRPO will close at least by 8pm. This one-time-only open house will showcase those non-electronic tabletop challenges that incorporate an astronomy or STEM theme! NOAA Forecast (Bad): ...

  • Science Academy: “Dwarf Planets”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    This relatively new category is fraught with frustration and awe. Cadets will explore the lesser-known objects in the far reaches of our Galaxy! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The 20OGS will not be in operation. HRPO will close by at least 9:30pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing ...

  • Friday Night Lecture Series: “Sirius and Canopus”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The two brightest stars in the night sky cannot both be seen if your location is too far north on the North American continent. Baton Rougeans know them as a ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 7:52pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the Full Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 23° in Capricornus. ...

  • Science Academy: “ISS Expedition 11”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The International Space Station is one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. From April 2005 to October 2005, Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips conducted experiments and did what ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 7:51pm CDT. 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 18° in ...

  • Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Meeting

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    For over four decades the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society has educated countless numbers of citizens in the joys of planetary and deep-sky gazing, and factors to consider when buying a ...

  • 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 ...

  • Solar Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Solar Viewing will end at 1:15pm. Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in four different manners (indirectly onto a white surface, directly with safely-filtered optical light, directly in hydrogen-alpha ...