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): ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

We are all following the progress of the James Webb, Kepler, Psyche and of course Artemis. What delays are coming, and why? Which ones are on schedule? Center Supervisor James ...

Sunset, 7:45pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the Last Quarter Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off ...