Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryCANCELLED DUE TO RAIN/BAD WEATHER Sunset, 8:05pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below ...
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Friday Night Lecture Series: “The Discovery of Pluto”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryDiscovered by an American and considered an official planet from 1930 to 2006, Pluto holds a special place in space lore even for those who have never seen it in ...
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Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThe 20OGS will not be in operation. HRPO will close at least by 9:45pm. Sunset, 8:02pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this ...
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Solar Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryCancelled. HRPO will close at 12:15pm or if it rains. Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in four different manners (indirectly onto a white surface, directly with safely-filtered optical ...
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STEM Expansion: “Astronomy for Personalized Advancement”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThis 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 ...
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Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatorySunset, 8:02pm CDT. 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 25° in ...
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A Galaxy of Games
Highland Road Park ObservatoryPostponed until September. HRPO will close at least by 8pm. This one-time-only open house will showcase those non-electronic tabletop challenges that incorporate an astronomy or STEM theme! NOAA Forecast (Bad): ...
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Science Academy: “Dwarf Planets”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThis relatively new category is fraught with frustration and awe. Cadets will explore the lesser-known objects in the far reaches of our Galaxy! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the ...
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Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThe 20OGS will not be in operation. HRPO will close by at least 9:30pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing ...
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Friday Night Lecture Series: “Sirius and Canopus”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThe two brightest stars in the night sky cannot both be seen if your location is too far north on the North American continent. Baton Rougeans know them as a ...
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Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatorySunset, 7:52pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the Full Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 23° in Capricornus. ...
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Science Academy: “ISS Expedition 11”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThe International Space Station is one of the greatest engineering feats in human history. From April 2005 to October 2005, Sergei Krikalev and John Phillips conducted experiments and did what ...