Griffith Observatory

All Space Considered will be held THIS Thursday, July 20th at 7:00 pm. You can view the event in person in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon theater or live on our YouTube channel. We hope you will join us for the latest astronomy and space news! Photo & graphic by: Pixie Iwata

Your July, 2023, lunar calendar is here!

The Observatory also will have modified hours for the holiday: All south-facing terraces will close at 6:00 p.m., and the building will close at 7:00 p.m.

REMINDER: There will be no fireworks shows on or around Griffith Observatory for the Fourth of July. Fireworks are both illegal in the City of Los Angeles and pose a threat to our wildlife and parks.

On June 15th, we posted a photograph by Peter Aiello of the moon peeking between the coelostat and Samuel Oschin Planetarium domes. Today, we're showcasing a classic black and white picture taken by Observatory Museum Guide David Pinsky of the moon beside the Zeiss telescope dome

As a reminder: There will be NO fireworks shows shown in or around Griffith Park. Fireworks pose a hazard to the local wildlife and are illegal in the City of Los Angeles.

Griffith Observatory will have modified hours on Tuesday, July 4, 2023. All south-facing terraces will close at 6:00 p.m., and the building will close at 7:00 p.m.

Happening at 7:45 p.m., PST!

Happening now! ⬇️

The beautiful crescent #Moon is approaching bright planet #Jupiter in the predawn sky. Prior to sunrise, look to the east-southeast to observe this beautiful sight.

The stunning Ring Nebula (M57) captured by Griffith Observatory Telescope Demonstrator Anthony Perkic (@desertcoyote). The Ring Nebula is located in constellation Lyra about 2,283 light years from planet Earth. #GriffithObservatory #observeandponder

What’s in the #sky this month? All Space Considered’s Patrick So has your monthly Sky Report from Griffith Observatory. Watch the full version here: youtu.be/lV3fbWy2CTk

Happy #June1! Here are this month’s Moon phases. The full #Moon is on June 3, 2023 and the new Moon occurs on June 17.

Reservations are limited, so we encourage you to secure your place as soon as possible: insiderexpeditions.com/griffith-obser… Questions? Please email travel@insiderexpeditions(dot)com.

Have you ever seen a total solar eclipse in person? #GriffithObservatoryFoundation has organized two trips that fall in the path of totality. This will be the last time to view totality in North America until 2045! Link in bio.

Our School Programs team chatted with @exploreplanets about #space #education on @PlanRad’s latest episode. Segment begins at 20:14: lnkd.in/g4KSDGT9 Join #GriffithObservatoryFoundation in supporting our signature School Programs: Obs.la/donate

Griffith Observatory will host our monthly public star party this Saturday, May 27, weather permitting. The free event will run from 2:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Please note that the Observatory does not allow for the operation of private, unauthorized telescopes on our grounds.

All Space Considered will be held THIS Thursday, May 25th at 7:00 pm.  As usual you can view the event live on our YouTube channel or in person in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater at Griffith Observatory.  Photo by: Jerry Reyes ( @shutterdragg ) @allspaceconsidered

Griffith Observatory will reopen today under its normal hours of operation.

Griffith Observatory Telescope Demonstrator Anthony Perkic (@DesertCoyote22) captured this stunning image of bright star Arcturus, located in constellation Boötes.