The Perseids are one of the major meteor showers of the year, caused by debris left from the passings of Comet Swift-Tuttle. Come learn about meteors and let's see if ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Red Planet and the King of the Gas Giants will be placed in the sky less than a half-degree apart! Tight planet-planet conjunctions are not very common. We encourage ...

Concerned about recent cancellations and off-the-Earth performances of certain spacecraft? BREC Center Supervisor James DeOliveira will analyze the various situations NASA and commercial companies are navigating.

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 31° in Sagittarius. Please keep ...

The heat index will be in the "Extreme Caution" category during the first hour of the program. Pad viewing will not begin until 7:30pm; dome viewing may not begin until ...

The lecture "SOLWIND" is postponed until September. HRPO opens at 8:30pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will ...

NOAA predicted a higher-than-average season this year for cyclonic storms. Cadets will receive their own take-home tracking maps, investigate the geophysical processes that create these monsters and perform a couple ...

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. Twilight ends at 9:00pm. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be below the horizon. Please keep headlights ...

Please be aware that NOAA has issued a Flood Watch until 7pm tomorrow evening. Not only the numeral but the idea of representing "nothing" mathematically revolutionized technology and philosophy. Want ...

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