The Geminid meteors, in addition to being part of one of the most reliable showers of the year, are quite intriguing and were first noticed in the 1860s. For this one ...

For the first time, men would be launched from Earth atop the enormous Saturn V--and men would travel around the Moon. Former HRPO Center Supervisor Tom Northrop recounts the thrilling ...

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!

From the brave astronauts who perished during their training (Apollo 1) to the first cruise around the Moon and a reading from the Book of Genesis during Christmas Eve (Apollo ...

THIS CLASS HAS BEEN POSTPONED DUE TO LACK OF ENROLLMENT. IT WILL BE MOVED TO EARLY FEBRUARY 2024. This class is an introduction to the unaided-eye Baton Rouge sky. Included ...

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 17° in Capricornus. Please keep headlights off while ...

From your homestead--a standalone house, apartment, trailer, condo, duplex or what-have-you--a wealth of objects and events awaits you. Some require a binocular or a telescope, some can be seen with ...

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 77° in Aries. Please keep headlights off while ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 82° in Taurus. Please keep headlights off while ...

Campers will build and fly a single-stage chemical rocket, while learning about the upcoming missions to the Moon and Mars, which comets may put on a good show in 2024 ...