They are not as self-sufficient as submarines but whether manned or robotic they provide a means to explore watery depths. This presentation will cover the history of the submersible, describe ...
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 27° in Leo. Please keep headlights off while ...
In the last of three never-to-repeat sessions, Cadets will investigate: warm fronts, cold fronts, air pressure and jet streams.
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. Protective clothing and sunscreen are ...
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 ...
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 44° in Virgo. Please keep headlights off while ...
The Baton Rouge Astronomical Society has won this year's hosting of the Astronomical League's prestigious astronomy conference ALCON. Since the 1930s ALCON has been the premiere annual event where professionals, ...
NOTE: The lecture originally scheduled to take place before this viewing session ("The Visible Passes") has been postponed until 22 September. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During ...
Saturn is the namesake of Saturday, and this Saturday Cadets will learn about this mostly hydrogen-and-helium ball. Its eighty-plus moons; the legacies of Voyager and Cassini; and the planet's potential ...
NOTE: As the heat index is in NOAA's "Danger" category until 9pm, this event is cancelled. HRPO personnel will be offering public viewing on Wednesday the 9th at the Burbank ...
Periodically Mercury reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way to view Mercury by amateurs. Come join us at the Burbank ...
NOTE: HRPO's main floor AC unit has a broken component. The lecture originally scheduled to take place before this viewing session ("STEREO Shows the Sun") has been postponed until 15 ...
