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Just a few days ago I was watching the “changing of the guard”. Not the one at Buckingham Palace, but the one on Griffith Observatory’s front lawn. The children and teachers who attended the School Field Trip program were on their way out to their school buses. And right behind them, I caught sight of [...]

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 [...]

Autumn is one of my favorite times of the year. And this year, looking up at Jupiter and seeing the City of the Angels from the roof top of Griffith Observatory really does inspire awe.
The nighttime beauty of the City and the canopy of dark night and bright Jupiter is just one reason to love [...]