How do atoms decay? What can this tell Cadets about the ages of natural objects on Earth—and the age of the Universe?

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 76° in Leo. Please keep headlights off while ...

Years, months and days. We can’t turn back time but we can mark it. Cadets will learn how we’ve been doing it all throughout the...time periods. 

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights off while parking and ...

BRAS’ open house is for all skygazers, taxpayers, homeowners, business owners, teachers and other stakeholders in a natural-contrast night sky.

For forty years BRAS has educated countless numbers of citizens in the joys of planetary and deep-sky gazing, the perils of light pollution and factors to consider when buying a ...

Camp activities include circuit board construction, and construction and launch of two chemical rockets. These two-day Camps occur during East Baton Rouge Parish's public Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. For ...

The first of the 2023 attempts to see the fastest and most elusive planet of our Solar System will take place around the corner from HRPO due to the required ...

Camp activities include circuit board construction, and construction and launch of two chemical rockets. These two-day Camps occur during East Baton Rouge Parish's public Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas breaks. For ...

The temperature is mild as April’s constellations settle high overhead early in the night. HRPO Education Curator Amy Northrop takes the audience on a fascinating tour of Baton Rouge's spring ...