• Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 5:27pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:52pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below the horizon. ...

  • Science Academy: “Planet, Star, Galaxy, Universe III”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    The comparative investigation continues! A never-before-seen red-light constellation finder will be included in Cadets’ stations. To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 431320.

  • Plus Night: “Winter Sky Survey”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset: 5:27pm CST. Twilight Ends: 6:52pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations, a marshmallow roast, a sky ...

  • Friday Night Lecture Series: “Planet X”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Ten years ago Caltech astronomers released evidence for an object larger than Earth--past Neptune in the outer solar system. If it exists, this planet could take thousands of years to ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 5:33pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:57pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum ...

  • Science Academy: “Calendars and Timekeepers”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Almost always based on division of an Earth year and/or a lunar cycle, calendars mark the passages and anticipations of important events of our lives: births, graduations, marriages, deaths---comet apparitions, ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 5:34pm CST. Twilight Ends, 6:58pm CST. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum ...