• Neptunian Opposition

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Neptune is rising as the Sun is setting. The Earth and Neptune are now the closest they will be to each other this year! Weather permitting, viewing of Neptune will ...

  • Solar Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    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) ...

  • STEM Expansion: “Aerospace Engineering II”

    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

    Sunset, 6:54pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 24° in ...