Baton Rouge Observatory Activities November 14 - 18

FRIDAY, November 14 
BRAS NIGHT AT HRPO...7:00 pm. Ms. Pamela Rogers of the Baton Rouge
Astronomical Society will be presenting tonight's lecture on the Moon.
Come to the Observatory to learn about our wonderful universe as only
the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society can bring it to you. 
TELESCOPE VIEWING...8:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Members of the Baton Rouge
Astronomical Society and LSU Astronomers support telescope viewing,
weather permitting. 

SATURDAY, November 15 
LEONID METEOR SHOWER - WHAT IS IT?...10:00 am. The Leonid Meteor
Shower is next week! Come find out what a meteor shower is and what
causes them. Explore what a meteorite is by looking at the meteorite
collection at the Observatory. You can also participate in a cratering
experiment. Afterwards we will be making a solar UV bead craft the
kids can take home and use as a UV ray indicator. Class time is from
10 - 12:00 noon. Suggested age is K thru 6th grade. 

TUESDAY, November 18 
SPECIAL EVENT...10:00 pm - 4:00 am. Come join us at the Observatory as
we view the annual Leonid Meteor Shower from the Observatory grounds.
Like the Lunar Eclipse Party, we will have the campfire roaring and
the marshmallows cooking as we behold this spectacular event. It is
supposed to be a good year for the Leonids so come on out and enjoy.
NOTE: in case we are clouded out, Wednesday night November 19 will be
the alternate date. 

Observatory hours
Monday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
Tuesday, 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM 
Friday, 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM 
Saturday, 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM
 
For directions and maps, news and info on ongoing observing
programs,or more info on other weekly events, please visit the
Observatory's web site, or call (225) 768-9948.



Frederick J. Barnett     http://www.eatel.net/~fred/
The Baton Rouge Astronomical Society Secretary http://www.bro.lsu.edu/bras/
The BREC, LSU, BRAS Highland Road Park Observatory http://www.bro.lsu.edu/hrpo/
"Someone's got to take the responsibility if the job's going to get done!! Do you 
think that's easy?!" Gregory Peck - The Guns Of Navarone