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 ...

POSTPONED UNTIL 15 MARCH. Amy Northrop will give a truncated version of this talk during Plus Night. BREC Education Program Specialist Amy Northrop takes the audience on a fascinating tour ...

CANCELLED. NOAA has issued a Tornado Watch for HRPO's area until 11pm. Also, severe storms are forecast. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this ...

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 ...

As the firepit is under construction for upgrading, there will be no marshmallow roast. The planned theme will be supplanted by the rescheduling of a truncated version of "Wonders of ...

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 ...

This one-time-only open house will showcase the home and work computing of the recent past! NOAA Forecast (Excellent): precipitation potential 0%, sky cover 2%, relative humidity 42%, temperature 17C, wind ...

Cadets have experienced weather their whole lives. Now they'll experience the basics of how to make a good prediction for what will happen tomorrow--and the next day.

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 and ...

There are several different ways entire sections of our nation's Grid can be damaged or destroyed. It's happened before--at least on a small scale. What about a large-scale event? Many ...

CANCELLED. HRPO will close at 9:15pm (earlier if it rains). Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will take place. During this time the New Moon will be below ...

CANCELLED. HRPO will not open. 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 ...

This 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 ...

CANCELLED. NOAA has issued a Flash Flood Warning for the HRPO area until 9:30pm. HRPO will not open to the public. Weather permitting, viewing through one or more telescopes will ...