The Daylight Detour
Highland Road Park ObservatoryNOAA Air Quality Alert (until 12am CDT) Whether it's taking advantage of a prorated BRAS membership; getting the status of all current NASA, LSU and BREC plans; obtaining the latest ...
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Science Academy: “Historic Experiments I”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryArchimedes...Galileo...Torricelli. These men unlocked the first pieces of the grand puzzle known as the physical world. Cadets will find out how the pieces fit! To register, go to www.brec.org, access ...
American Radio Relay League Field Day
Highland Road Park ObservatoryOne section of the electromagnetic spectrum gets all the love, as tens of thousands of "hams" ascend to the radio waves with "phone" (voice) and CW (Morse) in this exciting ...
Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryWeather 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 ...
STEM Expansion: “Living in Space”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThis program offers advanced topics, activity extensions and all-new games and demonstrations to older youth. Certificates are earned and archived as well as modern experiments take place. There are also giveaways ...
Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryTRUNCATED — HRPO will close by at least 9:30pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waning crescent Moon will be below ...
Solar Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryCANCELLED — NOAA has issued an Excessive Heat Warning lasting until 9pm. The NWS Heat Index Chart indicates "Danger" at this time. Weather permitting, viewing of the Sun’s image in ...
The Edge of Night (summer session)
Highland Road Park ObservatoryCANCELLED — HRPO will close by at least 9pm. It’s not light, it’s not dark. It’s that special time called twilight and HRPO wants to introduce you to it! Are ...
Science Academy: “Historic Experiments II”
Highland Road Park ObservatoryVon Guericke…Newton…Watt. These men unlocked the next pieces of the grand puzzle known as the physical world. Cadets will find out how the pieces fit! To register, go to www.brec.org, ...
Evening Sky Viewing
Highland Road Park ObservatoryCANCELLED — HRPO will close by at least 9:30pm. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the waxing crescent Moon at a maximum ...
Light Pollution Committee Meeting
Highland Road Park ObservatoryThe 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 ...
Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Meeting
Highland Road Park ObservatoryFor 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 ...