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  • Last chance: Our final opportunity to see a solar eclipse for decades Play Video

    February 27, 2024 4:17 PM

    BATON ROUGE - On Monday, April 8th, 2024, another solar eclipse takes over skies across North America. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun at a position where the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth. Those caught in the path of this shadow experience... more »
  • Look up! A bright Jupiter will be adjacent to the Moon on Friday night

    November 24, 2023 7:19 PM

    As we continue to celebrate over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, there is a reason to look up and explore the night sky. On Friday night (November 24th, 2023), you will find Jupiter adjacent to the nearly full Moon. With binoculars, you should be able to capture both the Moon and... more »
  • Highland Road Park Observatory will soon open doors for partial solar eclipse Play Video

    October 10, 2023 8:01 PM

    BATON ROUGE - While stargazing is most often done at night, our nearest star (i.e. the Sun) will soon give us a good reason to stargaze during the daytime. On Saturday, October 14 th , a partial solar eclipse will occur across southeast Louisiana. This will be a nice... more »
  • An annular solar eclipse will soon take over skies across the country Play Video

    October 6, 2023 11:30 PM

    BATON ROUGE - On Saturday, October 14th, 2023, an annular solar eclipse will take over skies across North and South America. Solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun at a position where the Moon casts a shadow on the Earth. Those caught in the path... more »
  • As Jupiter and Saturn align, dozens show up to see rare 'Great Conjunction' Play Video

    December 21, 2020 10:16 PM

    BATON ROUGE - If you looked into the sky as the sun set Monday night, you likely saw two specks, which could easily be mistaken for stars, shining brightly. The planets Jupiter and Saturn were closer together than they had been in centuries. "It is a... more »
  • Rare celestial trifecta set for Wednesday morning Play Video

    January 30, 2018 10:17 AM

    On Wednesday morning, you can wake up and look up to a rare phenomenon. The night sky will reveal a super blue blood moon as three celestial events coincide. Most days, the moon is nearly 238,855 miles from Earth, but during this super moon it will be approximately 223,068... more »
  • Woman who looked at solar eclipse now has moon-shaped blind spot in her eye

    December 9, 2017 10:23 PM

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.- A woman who stared into this summer's solar eclipse now has a crescent-shaped shadow on her retina. 26-year-old Nia Payne was hoping to view the solar eclipse in August. She knew not to look at the sun during the eclipse unless she used protective glasses.... more »
  • Equinox: a misnomer?

    September 26, 2017 12:16 PM

    The term "equinox" means equal night, which leads many to believe that the first day of fall or the first day of spring—the equinoxes—bring exactly 12 hours of day and night. However, this is only true in some locations. Earth takes approximately 365 days to orbit around the sun,... more »
  • Photo of woman helping her elderly father experience the eclipse is pulling heartstrings

    August 24, 2017 12:42 PM

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A photo of a woman experiencing the recent eclipse with her dying father is making the rounds on the internet and tugging at heartstrings. “There were four generations of us there watching. It was a really special moment,” Hedy Morrison, 66, told ABC News of the... more »
  • The Eclipse..The Weather...and the Tropics

    August 21, 2017 12:52 AM

    The Eclipse: By now it is no secret that we will have a major astronomical event beginning around 12:00 PM on Monday August 21st. The 2017 Eclipse has been widely publicized and there is a plethora of information on the subject. Here in southeast Louisiana we will be treated... more »
  • Eclipse 2017: what to expect, how to view

    August 16, 2017 11:42 AM

    On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, the U.S. will be treated to a total eclipse of the sun. The eclipse will be visible—weather permitting—across all of North America. The entire continent will experience a partial eclipse lasting two to three hours. Anyone within a 70-milewide path that stretches through 14 states... more »

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