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 88° in Gemini. Please keep ...

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 ...

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 ...

A Celestial Romance

Highland Road Park Observatory

CANCELLED. (Large pieces of work equipment in HRPO front parking lot. Patrons are discouraged from visiting at this time. HRPO will close at 8pm.) Take an enthralling look at the ...

Science Academy: “Deep Space Objects I”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Double stars, clusters, nebulae...they are all out there. Cadets will learn what they are, from where they hail and how to search for them! To register, go to www.brec.org, access ...

Plus Night: “Love in the Ether”

Highland Road Park Observatory

CANCELLED. NOAA has issued a Wind Advisory until 12am. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations, a marshmallow roast, ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “The Asteroids”

Highland Road Park Observatory

Remnants of our Solar System's early existence are still with us. Over one million of them orbit the Sun--and some pass dangerously close to the Earth. Some can be seen ...

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 ...

Solar Viewing

Highland Road Park Observatory

HRPO will close at 1:30pm. 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 ...

STEM Expansion: “Physics”

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

CANCELLED. HRPO will close by at least 9pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the ...

Friday Night Lecture Series: “The Dawn Mission”

Highland Road Park Observatory

In March 2015, Dawn became the first spacecraft to orbit two individual bodies. Amy Northrop provides a fresh look at this incredible accomplishment.

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