The Observatory has been pictured in so many different ways – I thought I had seen it all. But this photo:

provides a dimension and perspective none of us had ever imagined. As many women will attest, lighting make s a huge difference! And the genius’s with the Video Music Awards  managed to light the Observatory [...]

It is that time of year again, when we open Griffith Observatory’s phone lines to teachers and administrators making reservations for the 5th grade School Field Trip. This year, the phone lines crashed as demand for this wonderful program is so high. I think of it as almost a rite of passage for 5th grade [...]

The trip to Palomar Observatory was so much fun – even though I was dreading the long bus trip there and back. But, while driving to Palomar Observatory we saw a very good movie called Journey to Palomar which gave us a great sense of the historical importance of Palomar as well as how the telescopes are [...]

It is already November and  the year has sped by so fast. And yet, upon reflection, the year has held so much in the way of accomplishments and activities at Friends Of The Observatory.
You hear from us routinely about the success of the Bus Scholarship Program; the excited faces we see on the children participating [...]

Last night (7/29/10) was so cool. Griffith Observatory hosted a wonderful evening and book signing with Brian May, the guitarist for the rock band Queen AND PH.D. in astrophysics AND author of a great book,” Bang” AND now an author of another great book “ A Village Lost and Found”.  It was so much fun. [...]

Summer is fast approaching and it is so great to see the stream of visitors pick up each day. Babies, schoolchildren, teens, young adults, parents, elders – everyone comes to the Observatory.
And this summer there is even more to experience. Not only do we have our classic planetarium shows – Centered in the Universe and [...]

Wow, this is going to be a fabulous year at Friends Of The Observatory! It is the 75th anniversary of the opening of Griffith Observatory. Imagine, in 1935 the Observatory opened with incredible fanfare and all the luminaries of the day were up here [...]