Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the New Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. ...

Science Academy: “120 Years of Flight”

Highland Road Park Observatory

The principles of heavier-than-air travel, the history (from the Wright Brothers to the X-planes) and even a little winter twist await any Cadets who enroll in this one-time standalone session! ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

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 30° in Leo. Please keep ...

Light Pollution Committee Meeting

Highland Road Park Observatory

Are you a local skygazer, homeowner, business owner, science teacher or stakeholder interested reclaiming a natural sky above HRPO and its surrounding while simultaneously saving money and energy, and making ...

Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Meeting

Highland Road Park Observatory

For over four decades the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society has educated countless numbers of citizens in the joys of planetary and deep-sky gazing, the perils of light pollution and factors ...

Solar Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in three different manners (indirectly onto a white surface, directly with safely-filtered optical light and directly in hydrogen-alpha wavelength) will take place. During ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “STEREO Shows the Sun”

Highland Road Park Observatory

The mission was revolutionary: place two spacecraft at different vantage points to record our parent star simultaneously. BREC Center Supervisor James DeOliveira shows the fascinating science that prepared us for ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

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 61° in Taurus. Please keep ...

Science Academy: “Volcanic Risks”

Highland Road Park Observatory

This is the second of three sessions belong to Amy Northrop’s volcano module! The last will take place on 2 March. Participation in this session is not a prerequisite for ...

Plus Night: “Love in the Ether”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations, a marshmallow roast, a sky tour and a game for kids to ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “Radio Waves”

Highland Road Park Observatory

The longest waves in the electromagnetic spectrum are used for entertainment and emergencies. One-way radio informs while two-or-more radio keeps us connected with others near and far. From early shipping ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the Full Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 56° in Leo. Please keep headlights ...

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