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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251031T170000
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UID:5975-1761930000-1761944400@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:HRPO Costume Contest
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:25pm CDT \nA space study institution open to the public on the creepiest evening of the year? What better time to invite old-timers and newcomers to this second try at a contest that mixes the realistic and fantastical. All family-friendly themes welcome! There will be some hot deals on classic Halloween stuff to tone down the chilly air. If you do not have a solar viewer yet\, grab one as soon as we open so you can watch the solar disk set on Halloween night! From 6:58pm to 7:48pm\, there may be up to sixteen visible passes of manmade objects! Viewing through LSU’s 20OGS will take place from 7:30pm to 9pm. [For ages six and older. Winners announced at later date. No admission fee. Solar viewers $2 each.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:46pm CDT
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/hrpo-costume-contest/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T174500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251029T191500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251019T024421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251029T202421Z
UID:5964-1761759900-1761765300@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Mercurian Elongation
DESCRIPTION:NOAA has issued a Wind Advisory until 7pm. \nPeriodically\, Mercury reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way for amateurs to view Mercury. Come join us at the Burbank Soccer Complex! The planet will appear as a “half-Mercury”. The First Quarter Moon and Saturn will also be seen. [For ages six and older. Binocular recommended. No admission fee.] \nNOAA Forecast (Very Good): precipitation potential 0%\, sky cover 20%\, relative humidity 60%\, temperature 14C\, wind NW 20 km
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/mercurian-elongation-8/
LOCATION:Burbank Soccer Complex\, 12400 Burbank Drive\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T204500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251021T190949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T220901Z
UID:5973-1761419700-1761425100@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Comet Lemmon Viewing
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED \nSunset\, 6:22pm CDT \nA bright comet awaits! Weather permitting\, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. [For ages six and older. Binocular recommended. No admission fee.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:44pm CDT \nNOAA Forecast (Poor): precipitation potential 24%\, sky cover 63%\, relative humidity 98%\, temperature 22C\, wind SE 10 km
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/comet-lemmon-viewing-4/
LOCATION:Burbank Soccer Complex\, 12400 Burbank Drive\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T183000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251017T224139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T225033Z
UID:5957-1761402600-1761417000@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:STEM Expansion: "Spooky STEM"
DESCRIPTION: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 and door prizes. [For ages twelve to sixteen. $15 per EBR parish registrant; $18 per other-parish registrant. Register via WebTrac; use activity number 331321. Deadline for online registration is 6pm the day (Friday) before.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/stem-expansion-spooky-stem-3/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251025T141500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251017T223811Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T173712Z
UID:5955-1761390900-1761401700@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Solar Viewing
DESCRIPTION: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 wavelength and directly in calcium-K wavelength) will take place. During this time the Sun will be in the constellation Virgo at a maximum altitude of 47°. Protective clothing and sunscreen are recommended. [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] \nNOAA Forecast (Bad): precipitation potential 49%\, sky cover 74%\, relative humidity 77%\, temperature 26C\, wind SE 10 km/h
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/solar-viewing-43/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251024T204500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251021T190737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251024T214546Z
UID:5971-1761333300-1761338700@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Comet Lemmon Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:23pm CDT \nA bright comet awaits! Weather permitting\, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. [For ages six and older. Binocular recommended. No admission fee.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:45pm CDT \nNOAA Forecast (Good): precipitation potential 0%\, sky cover 50%\, relative humidity 75%\, temperature 21C\, wind E 13 km
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/comet-lemmon-viewing-3/
LOCATION:Burbank Soccer Complex\, 12400 Burbank Drive\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251023T204500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251021T190139Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251023T215746Z
UID:5969-1761246900-1761252300@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Comet Lemmon Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:24pm CDT \nA bright comet awaits! Weather permitting\, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. [For ages six and older. Binocular recommended. No admission fee.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:45pm CDT \nNOAA Forecast (Very Good): precipitation potential 0%\, sky cover 34%\, relative humidity 66%\, temperature 20C\, wind E 9 km
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/comet-lemmon-viewing-2/
LOCATION:Burbank Soccer Complex\, 12400 Burbank Drive\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251022T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251021T185750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251021T185750Z
UID:5966-1761159600-1761165000@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Comet Lemmon Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:25pm CDT \nA bright comet awaits! Weather permitting\, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. [For ages six and older. Binocular recommended. No admission fee.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:46pm CDT
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/comet-lemmon-viewing/
LOCATION:Burbank Soccer Complex\, 12400 Burbank Drive\, Baton Rouge\, Louisiana
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251009T193742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251018T230733Z
UID:5943-1760815800-1760824800@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED. \nSunset\, 6:29pm CDT. \nWeather 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.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:50pm CDT. \nNOAA Forecast (Bad): precipitation potential 45%\, sky cover 54%\, relative humidity 97%\, temperature 24C\, wind S 10 km
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-178/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251018T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251004T192942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T192942Z
UID:5931-1760781600-1760788800@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Science Academy: "Spinoff Technology"
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes a device\, substance or way of doing something created specifically for an internal goverment job migrates into the lives of everyday citizens. Cadets may have experienced them in the week before arriving for this session! [Prior registration in “Rockets of the Past” is not a prerequisite. 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 331320.
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/science-academy-spinoff-technology/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251017T211500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251004T192604Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251017T223004Z
UID:5929-1760728500-1760735700@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:The Self-Guided Tour
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:30pm CDT \nThis tour starts at HRPO and ends at your home! Three annual Self-Guided Tours will occur (with the others to follow in early November next year\, and at HRPO’s 30th Anniversary Party in 2027). You will be tasked to acquire a number of “points” in a limited amount of time. Do you have what it takes to reach the upper echelon of “leisure viewer”? [For ages twelve and older. No admission fee.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:51pm CDT \nNOAA Forecast (Very Good): precipitation potential 0%\, sky cover 24%\, relative humidity 78%\, temperature 25C\, wind SE 9 km/
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/the-self-guided-tour/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251004T192245Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T192657Z
UID:5927-1760382000-1760389200@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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 pair of binoculars or a telescope. Over the years BRAS members have constructed their own telescopes and photographic platforms; imaged comets; earned observing certificates; and discovered asteroids. Anyone interested in learning more about BRAS is invited to attend. [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/baton-rouge-astronomical-society-meeting-30/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T111500
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251013T141500
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251004T192036Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251013T170047Z
UID:5925-1760354100-1760364900@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Solar Viewing
DESCRIPTION: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 wavelength and directly in calcium-K wavelength) will take place. During this time the Sun will be in the constellation Virgo at a maximum altitude of 52°. Protective clothing and sunscreen are recommended. \nThis special session of solar viewing is programmed due to the predicted increase in solar activity due to Solar Cycle 25. [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] \nNOAA Forecast (Excellent): precipitation potential 0%\, sky cover 2%\, relative humidity 50%\, temperature 26C\, wind NE 3 km/h
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/solar-viewing-42/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251004T191741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251011T232311Z
UID:5923-1760211000-1760220000@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:37pm CDT. \nWeather permitting\, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] \nTwilight Ends\, 7:58pm CDT. \nNOAA Forecast (Excellent): precipitation potential 0%\, sky cover 1%\, relative humidity 68%\, temperature 22C\, wind NE 3 km/h
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/evening-sky-viewing-177/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251011T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251002T234124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T234124Z
UID:5921-1760176800-1760184000@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Science Academy: "Rockets of the Future"
DESCRIPTION:Cadets may believe that rocket technology has already been perfected. Yet engineers reveal more and more test results which may take the ability to lift human beings\, satellites and cargo off the Earth to another realm. [Prior registration in “Rockets of the Past” is not a prerequisite. 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 331320
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/science-academy-rockets-of-the-future-2/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251002T233611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T233611Z
UID:5919-1760128200-1760133600@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Evening Sky Viewing
DESCRIPTION:Sunset\, 6:38pm CDT. Twilight Ends\, 7:59pm CDT. \nWeather permitting\, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 7° in Taurus. 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-176/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20251002T225854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251002T225854Z
UID:5917-1760124600-1760128200@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:Friday Night Lecture Series: "Triumph at LIGO"
DESCRIPTION:(GUEST SPEAKER: R. Mishael Sedas of LIGO) \nIt has been ten years since that breathtaking announcement by the LIGO facilities in Louisiana and Washington State. The confirmation of the existence of gravitational waves proved yet one more “guess” of Einstein’s and opened another branch of investigation into the Universe! [For ages fourteen and older. No admission fee.]
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/friday-night-lecture-series-triumph-at-ligo/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T220000
DTSTAMP:20260403T141233
CREATED:20250925T231725Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251004T232125Z
UID:5887-1759600800-1759615200@hrpo.lsu.edu
SUMMARY:The Spooky Spectrum
DESCRIPTION:Come visit on this moonlit night–if you dare–as HRPO delves into the eerie side of astronomy\, physics and aeronautics. We’ll have creepy science demonstrations\, some of which have never been seen. Don’t forget the stories: strange sky phenomena…extra dimensions…extraterrestrials. Be warned. We want to make you think! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.] \nNOAA Forecast (Good): precipitation potential 12%\, sky cover 40%\, relative humidity 78%\, temperature 25C\, heat index 26C\, wind E 16 km/h
URL:https://hrpo.lsu.edu/event/the-spooky-spectrum-3/
LOCATION:Highland Road Park Observatory
CATEGORIES:October 2025
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