January 2011 – wow! FOTO already has a roster of events lined up!  Cosmic Musings Lecture Series, trips to inspire you, special events you won’t want to miss. Keep an eye out on your email and on our Calendar of Events here on the website.

Do we have your email address? Many of FOTO’s and Griffith Observatory’s programs, offerings and astronomical updates are sent first to our email list. We don’t want you to miss out on learning what is going on at the Observatory. Email us your address to: fotofriend@earthlink.net to get on our list.

Our annual FOTO Holiday Party is scheduled for December 6. I always enjoy this gathering – meeting and re-connecting with so many great FOTO members. If you can join us, please call and make a reservation. It is a nice way to continue to enhance the holiday spirit.

You may have noticed that we have listed a trip to Mt. Palomar on our schedule of events. We are very excited about going to Palomar – it has been too many years since we were last there. Our plans are still a bit fluid, but here is what we know now:

Saturday October 16, 2010
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Everyone loves to watch “shooting stars” blaze across the sky.

Sky & Telescope predicts that 2010’s best meteor showers should be the Perseids in August and the Geminids in December.

Friends Of The Observatory’s summer and fall schedule has filled up with great programs, including a trip to Mt. Palomar and fascinating lectures. If you haven’t yet seen our new production, Light of the Valkyries, hang on – we have a special showing with a presentation by the creators of the show. They will talk [...]