Thirty-five years ago James Christy discovered Charon. This was the beginning of our knowledge of the fascinating trans-Neptunian system. With the images and data from New Horizons we are in ...

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will at maximum altitude of 29° in Libra. Please keep headlights off while parking and ...

We've mapped the elusive lands of Venus with radar and released investigative probes into the planet's hostile atmosphere. Cadets will discover the qualities that distinguish the Goddess of Love from ...

Periodically Venus reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way to view Venus by amateurs. Come join us at the Burbank ...

Glass was first manufactured thousands of years ago. It is actually a supercooled liquid which can be transformed not only into works of beauty and contemplation but also into fiberglass ...

In the second of three never-to-repeat sessions, Cadets will investigate: frost, mist, fog, clouds, rain and snow.

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

Are you a local skygazer, homeowner, business owner, science teacher or stakeholder interested reclaiming a natural sky above HRPO and its surrounding while simultaneously saving money and energy, and making ...

For over four decades 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 ...

Whether it's taking advantage of a prorated BRAS membership; getting the status of all current NASA, LSU and HRPO plans; obtaining the latest information on asteroid Apophis; learning HRPO history ...