• Friday Night Lecture Series: “Protecting the Power Grid”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    There are several different ways entire sections of our nation's Grid can be damaged or destroyed. It's happened before--at least on a small scale. What about a large-scale event? Many ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    CANCELLED. HRPO will close at 9:15pm (earlier if it rains). Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the New Moon will be below ...

  • Solar Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    CANCELLED. HRPO will not open. 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 ...

  • STEM Expansion: “Astrophysics”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    This program offers advanced topics, activity extensions and all-new games and demonstrations to older youth. Certificates are earned and archived as well as modern experiments take place. There are also giveaways ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    CANCELLED. NOAA has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the HRPO area until 9:30pm. HRPO will not open to the public. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will ...