The fastest planet will be investigated by the Cadets. To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use Activity Number 531990.

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 8° in Pisces. Please keep ...

It’s not light. It’s not dark. It’s that special time called twilight and HRPO wants to introduce you to it! Are all sections of the sky the same shade of ...

The three craft with this name are some of the oldest manmade objects still orbiting the Earth! Want to hear the story? Cadets will! To register, go to www.brec.org, access ...

CANCELLED Periodically, Mercury reaches its greatest angular separation in the sky (elongation) from the Sun. This is the safest way for amateurs to view Mercury. Come join us at the ...

CANCELLED. HRPO will close at 9pm (earlier if it rains). Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing gibbous Moon will be ...

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 ...

NOAA predicts patchy fog between 12am and 7am. Do not visit HRPO if the driving route goes through fog. HRPO will close by at least 2:30am. While crossing from Leo ...

BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop takes the audience on a fascinating tour of Baton Rouge's upcoming spring season. She'll highlight the gems that will sparkle throughout those three months--gems ...

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning gibbous Moon will be at a maximum altitude of 26° in Virgo. Please keep ...

Double stars, clusters, nebulae…they are all out there. Cadets will continue their investigations of space beyond the Kuiper Belt! To register, go to www.brec.org, access the registration function and use ...

Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. There will also be physical science demonstrations, a marshmallow roast, a sky tour and a game for kids to ...