Science Academy: “The Vanguard Spacecraft”

Highland Road Park Observatory

The three craft with this name are some of the oldest manmade objects still orbiting the Earth! Want to hear the story? Cadets will! To register, go to www.brec.org, access ...

Mercurian Elongation

Highland Road Park Observatory

CANCELLED Periodically, Mercury reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way for amateurs to view Mercury. Come join us at the ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

CANCELLED. HRPO will close at 9pm (earlier if it rains). Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be ...

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, and factors to consider when buying a ...

Total Lunar Eclipse

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NOAA predicts patchy fog between 12am and 7am. Do not visit HRPO if the driving route goes through fog. HRPO will close by at least 2:30am. While crossing from Leo ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “Wonders of the Spring Sky”

Highland Road Park Observatory

POSTPONED UNTIL 15 MARCH. Amy Northrop will give a truncated version of this talk during Plus Night. BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop takes the audience on a fascinating tour ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

CANCELLED. NOAA has issued a Tornado Watch for HRPO's area until 11pm. Also, severe storms are forecast. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this ...

Science Academy: “Deep Space Objects II”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Double stars, clusters, nebulae…they are all out there. Cadets will continue their investigations of space beyond the Kuiper Belt! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use ...

Plus Night: “Pi in the Sky”

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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 ...

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 ...

Retrocomputing

Highland Road Park Observatory

This one-time-only open house will showcase the home and work computing of the recent past!

Science Academy: “Weather Forecasting”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Cadets have experienced weather their whole lives. Now they'll experience the basics of how to make a good prediction for what will happen tomorrow--and the next day.

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