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 [...]

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
We [...]

When Griffith Observatory opened its doors in May 1935, one of our initiatives was to provide informal science education for all. To reach out to the children of our communities in a meaningful fashion, a School Field Trip program at the Observatory was developed and put in to practice in 1935!!! And we still have [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]