• Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 5:27pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:52pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. ...

  • Science Academy: “Planet, Star, Galaxy, Universe III”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The comparative investigation continues! A never-before-seen red-light constellation finder will be included in Cadets’ stations. To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 431320.

  • Plus Night: “Winter Sky Survey”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset: 5:27pm CST. Twilight Ends: 6:52pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations, a marshmallow roast, a sky ...

  • Friday Night Lecture Series: “Planet X”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Ten years ago Caltech astronomers released evidence for an object larger than Earth--past Neptune in the outer solar system. If it exists, this planet could take thousands of years to ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Cancelled. HRPO will close at 9pm. Sunset, 5:33pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:57pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent ...

  • Science Academy: “Calendars and Timekeepers”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Almost always based on division of an Earth year and/or a lunar cycle, calendars mark the passages and anticipations of important events of our lives: births, graduations, marriages, deaths---comet apparitions, ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Cancelled. NOAA Flood Advisory in effect until 7pm Saturday. NOAA Cold Weather Advisory from 6pm Saturday to 6pm Sunday. NOAA Winter Storm Watch from midnight Sunday to 6pm Sunday. NOAA ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 5:39pm CST. Twilight Ends, 7:02pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be at a maximum ...

  • Solar Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    NOAA's Extreme Cold Warning expires at 10am Sunday. Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in four different manners (indirectly onto a white surface, directly with safely-filtered optical light, directly ...

  • STEM Expansion: “Geophysics”

    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 ...

  • Artemis II Party

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The Artemis II launch has been delayed until at least March. HRPO will still be open for viewing. The 20OGS will be in operation from 8:30pm to 10pm. This test ...