Highland Road Park Observatory

Evening Sky Viewing
2026-04-17 20:30 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Highland Road Park Observatory
Sunset, 7:33pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:58pm CDT.
Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.]

STEM Expansion: "Rocket Engineering"
2026-04-18 14:30 - 18:30
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 and door prizes. [For ages twelve to sixteen. $15 per EBR parish registrant; $18 per other-parish registrant. Register via WebTrac; use activity number 131321. Deadline for online registration is 6pm the day (Friday) before.]

International Astronomy Day
2026-04-25 15:00 - 23:00
Sunset, 7:38pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 9:05pm CDT.
Food Vendors: City Gelato and Rosie’s Gourment Popcorn.
During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 71° in Leo. [For ages six and older. No admission fee.]

American STEM: 1926-1976
2026-05-01 17:45 - 21:45
20OGS viewing will take place from 7:30pm to 9pm.
The great Constitutional Republic experiment has been going strong for 250 years. In addition to incalculable gifts in the areas of human rights and the arts, the United States education and capitalist and social systems (and our international partnerships) have generated enormous accomplishments in STEM fields.
[This series will follow the Community Discussion format. Part Four of Six. For ages twelve and older. No admission fee.]

Science Academy: "Colonizing Mars"
2026-05-02 10:00 - 12:00
Colonizing the Moon?! And after…? Cadets will estimate the timeframe for working and living on Mars. [Participation in “Colonizing the Moon” is not a prerequisite. For ages eight to twelve. $5 per EBR-Parish Cadet; $6 per other-Parish Cadet.]
[To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 131320.

Evening Sky Viewing
2026-05-02 19:30 - 22:00
Sunset, 7:42pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 9:11pm CDT.
Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 10° in Libra. Please keep headlights off while parking and leaving. Drive slowly! [For ages six and older. No admission fee.]
