• Comet Lemmon Viewing

    Burbank Soccer Complex 12400 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Sunset, 6:25pm CDT A bright comet awaits! Weather permitting, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. Twilight Ends, 7:46pm CDT

  • Comet Lemmon Viewing

    Burbank Soccer Complex 12400 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Sunset, 6:24pm CDT A bright comet awaits! Weather permitting, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. Twilight Ends, 7:45pm CDT NOAA Forecast (Very Good): precipitation potential 0%, sky cover 34%, ...

  • Comet Lemmon Viewing

    Burbank Soccer Complex 12400 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Sunset, 6:23pm CDT A bright comet awaits! Weather permitting, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. Twilight Ends, 7:45pm CDT NOAA Forecast (Good): precipitation potential 0%, sky cover 50%, relative ...

  • 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: “Spooky STEM”

    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 ...

  • Comet Lemmon Viewing

    Burbank Soccer Complex 12400 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    CANCELLED Sunset, 6:22pm CDT A bright comet awaits! Weather permitting, viewing of Comet Lemmon will be attempted. Twilight Ends, 7:44pm CDT NOAA Forecast (Poor): precipitation potential 24%, sky cover 63%, ...

  • Mercurian Elongation

    Burbank Soccer Complex 12400 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    NOAA has issued a Wind Advisory until 7pm. Periodically, Mercury reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way for amateurs to ...

  • HRPO Costume Contest

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 6:25pm CDT A 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 ...

  • Science Academy: “Surveying the Earth”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The study of the big triumvirate (Earth, Sun and Moon) begins. Cadets will learn how precious our home and why it may cease to be humanity's only home! To register, ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 6:16pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 57° in ...

  • Supermoon Rising!

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    HRPO opens for the closest Supermoon in every calendar year that has one. The thrill comes from a combination of that actual closeness and the illusion that makes a Full ...

  • The Edge of Night

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    It’s not light. It’s not dark. It’s that special time called twilight and HRPO wants to introduce you to it! Are all sections of the sky the same shade of ...