Event Friday Night Lecture Series

For twenty-five years this program has given patrons histories and possible futures. Skygazing tips, physics phenomena, space programs and famous events are covered.

HIGHLAND ROAD PARK OBSERVATORY

Most Fridays / 7:30-8:30 p.m. 

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February 13 = “2025—The Space Year in Review”
Tradition continues, with HRPO’s cornerstone program looking back at the discoveries, advances and celestial events of the previous year.

February 27 = “150 Years of the Telephone”
Although many learned personages had truly crummy predictions regarding the invention’s future in society, the telephone revolutionized the possibilities of long-distance communication.

March 20 = “Wonders of the Spring Sky” 
BREC Education Curator Amy Northrop will take the audience on a fascinating tour of Baton Rouge’s upcoming spring season. She’ll highlight the celestial gems that will sparkle throughout those three months—gems visitors will be able to see live if they continue to visit HRPO!

March 27 = “Regional Milestones”
The presentation serves as a turning point in the future of HRPO. As we look at the amazing marks that HRPO and its personnel and volunteers have made in STEM, we remember those who are no longer with us. We will also look forward—toward the new equipment, procedures and programs that are opening the facility to another collection of patrons. The sky belongs to us all.