BREC, LSU, BRAS Highland Road Park Observatory - Baton Rouge, LA - Astronomical Observatories on Waymarking.com

"A Remote Control Astronomical Observatory for Education and Recreation in Louisiana". I visited on Sat. Sept. 27, 2008. I do not know much about the educational or club usage (How or when they use it), but site is open to public on Friday and Saturday nights at 6:00PM LOCAL time (CST). It is also opened on "special" Astronomical occurances, like meteor showers, etc.. On friday nights they have a small educational session, usually on or related to what they will view in the sky that night. The night I went, they spoke and taught about the moon, and the main viewing that night was veiwing a full moon, craters, "Moon seas", etc... WELL worth a trip, and fun and educational for adults and childern alike. Telescope is a joint project of BREC (The Recreation & Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge) , LSU (Louisiana State University), and BRAS ( Baton Rouge Astronomical Society)

Observatory Purpose: Private Optical / Infrared Telescopes?: Yes Radio Telescopes?: No Open to the Public?: Yes Is this a Club Observatory?: Yes Public Viewing Allowed?: Yes Active Observatory?: Active Number of Telescopes or Antennas: 2 Site URL: [Web Link] Solar Telescopes?: Not listed Year Dedicated or Opened: Not Listed Altitude (meters): Not Listed

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Note the time of day of your visit, and your own photo of your favorite part of the observatory. This might be the view from the observatory, picture of your favorite building or favorite exhibit. (Be mindful of flash photography rules!)

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