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!

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

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.

Our School Programs team chatted with Planetary Society about #space #education on Planetary Radio’s latest episode.

Segment begins at 20:14:
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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 ( Jerry )

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

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