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 this ...

STEM Expansion: “American Space Exploration”

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 ...

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 Aries. Please keep headlights off while ...

Science Academy: “Orion’s Neighborhood”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Using the brilliant constellation Orion as a starting area, Cadets will receive invaluable tools for amateur skygazing science at HRPO, on vacation and at home--and will create a personal Orion ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

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

Mercurian Elongation

Burbank Soccer Complex 12400 Burbank Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Periodically Mercury reaches the greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest time for amateurs to view Mercury. Come to the Burbank Soccer Complex! ...

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

Highland Road Park Observatory

BREC Education Curator Amy Northrop will take the audience on a fascinating tour of Baton Rouge’s winter season. She’ll highlight the celestial gems that will sparkle throughout the next three months—gems ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

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

Science Academy: “The Gemini Program”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Cadets will become immersed in the "bridge" between the Mercury and Apollo programs. Twelve missions over five years perfected the launch of two astronauts together and saw the first American ...

Evening Sky Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

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

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 ...

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