CANCELLED. HRPO will close by at least 8:45pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a ...

From the abacus to the difference engine, mechanical concepts that verged on reaching computer status came on the scene centuries ago. In this first in a series of three sessions, ...

Saturn is exactly 180 degrees from the Sun, rising as the Sun is setting. On this night, we are now the closest we'll be to Saturn this year! Weather permitting, ...

The Light Pollution Committee is an education effort overseen by the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society. The public is invited. The LPC teaches people what light pollution is, what the different ...

For over four decades the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society has educated countless numbers of citizens in the joys of planetary and deep-sky gazing, and factors to consider when buying a ...

HRPO's parking lot should be negotiated carefully after the storm. Some parking spaces are unavailable. The speed limit is 10mph. BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop will take the audience ...

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 33° in Sagittarius. Please keep ...

For this second in a series of three sessions, Cadets will learn about CPUs, motherboards and the like! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity ...

UPDATE: HRPO will close at 8pm. 20OGS viewing and the campfire are cancelled. Pad viewing will take place. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There ...

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. During ...

Neptune is exactly 180 degrees from the Sun, rising as the Sun is setting. On this night, we are now the closest we'll be to Neptune this year! Weather permitting, ...

For the last of three sessions, Cadets will learn about machine, assembly and higher-level languages! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 531990.