• Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 7:20pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:42pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be at a maximum ...

  • American STEM: 1876-1926

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    20OGS viewing will take place from 7:30pm to 9pm. The great Constitutional Republic experiment has been going strong for 250 years. In addition to incalculable gifts in the areas of ...

  • Science Academy: “The Parker Solar Probe”

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    This spacecraft moves so fast it can go from Baton Rouge to Gulfport in one second! Over a seven-year period it is currently investigating the Sun in manners previously considered ...

  • Evening Sky Viewing

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    Sunset, 7:25pm CDT. Twilight Ends, 8:47pm CDT. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. ...

  • Spring Space Exploration Camp (day one)

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    This two-day, thrice-a-year offering gives kids a front-row seat for hands-on exploration of current STEM developments; the latest in astronomical discoveries; and construction and launch of a chemical rocket. 

  • Spring Space Exploration Camp (day two)

    Highland Road Park Observatory

    This two-day, thrice-a-year offering gives kids a front-row seat for hands-on exploration of current STEM developments; the latest in astronomical discoveries; and construction and launch of a chemical rocket.