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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
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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
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T203000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251010T193000
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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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251004T220000
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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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