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Baton Rouge Astronomical Society For more information, please contact us or visit our website at www.brastro.org.

09/30/2026

🌌✨ Join us for amazing talks at this month's Astronomy on Tap event!
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 30th, 2026
📍 Location: Pastime Restaurant - 252 South Blvd
⏰ Time: Event begins at 7 PM
🌟 Speaker 1: Dr. Dat Tran
🌟 Speaker 2: Sandra Bland
🌌🍻 Immerse yourself in astronomical discoveries, trivia, exciting raffles, and illuminate the night with glowing sticks. Astronomy on Tap events are not only free but also suitable for all ages! Bring your friends and family for an evening of scientific wonder.
Save the date and spread the word! Let's explore the universe's enigmas together. 🌟🚀

09/23/2026

🌌✨ Join us for amazing talks at this month's Astronomy on Tap event!
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 30th, 2026
📍 Location: Pastime Restaurant - 252 South Blvd
⏰ Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, event begins at 7 PM
🌟 Speaker 1: Dr. Dat Tran
🌟 Speaker 2: Sandra Bland
🌌🍻 Immerse yourself in astronomical discoveries, trivia, exciting raffles, and illuminate the night with glowing sticks. Astronomy on Tap events are not only free but also suitable for all ages! Bring your friends and family for an evening of scientific wonder.
Save the date and spread the word! Let's explore the universe's enigmas together. 🌟🚀

We’re back!Come join us tonight: Tuesday, September 22nd 6pm-9pm at Perkins RoweTake a look through some cool telescopes...
09/22/2026

We’re back!

Come join us tonight:
Tuesday, September 22nd 6pm-9pm at Perkins Rowe

Take a look through some cool telescopes at our Moon and whatever else we can see.

It’s FREE! No gimmicks. Just telescopes. We hope to see you out there!

09/11/2026

Star Parties are back at the Landolt Astronomical Observatory! 🌙🔭

Join us on September 19 at 8:00 PM for an evening of observing the First Quarter Moon, Saturn, and the Ring Nebula through the observatory telescopes.

Before you head over, make sure to check our socials for weather updates. If weather conditions prevent observing, we’ll post any cancellations or changes here. ☁️

📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory, atop Nicholson Hall
🎟️ Free admission

♿🚫 Please note: The observatory was built in the late 1930s and is not wheelchair accessible.

Come discover the cosmos with us! ✨

09/01/2026

Star Parties are back this fall! 🌙🔭
Join us at the Landolt Astronomical Observatory for our Fall 2026 Star Party series and get a closer look at the night sky through the observatory telescopes.
📅 Check out the full schedule and see what's in the sky each night!

🎟️ Free admission and open to the public
📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory, atop Nicholson Hall

♿🚫 The observatory was built in the late 1930s and is not wheelchair accessible

We hope to see you under the stars! ✨

08/21/2026

🌌✨ Join us for amazing talks at this month's Astronomy on Tap event!
📅 Date: Wednesday, August 26th, 2026
📍 Location: Pastime Restaurant - 252 South Blvd
⏰ Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, event begins at 7 PM
🌟 Speaker 1: Dr. Colin Turley
🌟 Speaker 2: Ben Gordon
🌌🍻 Immerse yourself in astronomical discoveries, trivia, exciting raffles, and illuminate the night with glowing sticks. Astronomy on Tap events are not only free but also suitable for all ages! Bring your friends and family for an evening of scientific wonder.
Save the date and spread the word! Let's explore the universe's enigmas together. 🌟🚀

There are some HUGE sunspots the last couple of days! The largest of these are AR4478 and AR4479, both of which have eno...
06/30/2026

There are some HUGE sunspots the last couple of days! The largest of these are AR4478 and AR4479, both of which have enough energy for X-class solar flares according to spaceweather dot com.

This image was taken by club member Ben with his Seestar S50. If you have a solar capable telescope or binoculars, try to get out to see this group!

06/27/2026

Dino Days is in full effect at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum today! We’ll be here with solar scopes and cool astro demos until 2pm. Hope you’ll stop by to see us!!

This should be a fun event! Hope to see you out there tonight!!
06/25/2026

This should be a fun event! Hope to see you out there tonight!!

New speaker, same great Astronomical Evening. Come hear about the history of black holes from Dr. Hynes and see some gre...
06/24/2026

New speaker, same great Astronomical Evening. Come hear about the history of black holes from Dr. Hynes and see some great science demos from the REU students at LSU. Then stick around to do some observing from the Landolt Observatory upstairs.

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