• American STEM: 1826-1876

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    20OGS viewing will take place from 7pm to 8:30pm. The great Constitutional Republic experiment has been going strong for 250 years. In addition to incalculable gifts in the areas of ...

  • Science Academy: “The Apollo Program”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Escaping Earth's gravity...buzzing the Moon...setting foot on the Moon...surviving a catastrophic failure of equipment...bringing back rocks and dust from another landscape. Cadets will relive history! [To register, go to www.brec.org, ...

  • Plus Night: “Pi in the Sky”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset 7:12pm CDT. Twilight Ends 8:32pm CDT. 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: “Wonders of the Spring Sky”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop takes the audience on a fascinating tour of Baton Rouge’s upcoming spring season. She’ll highlight the gems that will sparkle throughout those three months--gems ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 7:15pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:36pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum ...