Apollo 17: The End of an Era
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon TheaterGriffith Observatory Celebrates the 40th Anniversary of NASA’s Apollo 17 Mission
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It’s Not The End Of The World!
Griffith ObservatoryOn Friday, December 21, 2012, Griffith Observatory hosted special activities to mark the end of Baktun-13 on the Maya calendar and NOT the end of the world.
Comet PANSTARRS, March 2013
Griffith ObservatoryComet PANSTARRS was observed from Griffith Observatory through telescopes and binoculars through most of March 2013.
Lecture and Book Signing by Renowned Space Artist Michael Carroll
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon TheaterOn Sunday, March 10, 2013, Mr. Carroll presented a lecture and signed copies of his book, "Drifting on Alien Winds".
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Celebrating Dr. Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon TheaterOn June 18, 2013 the Observatory hosted a panel discussion commemorating the 30th anniversary of Sally Ride's flight into space aboard Space Shuttle Challenger, making her the first American woman in space.
Observatory hosts “SATURN WAVE” Event
Griffith ObservatorySeveral hundred people gathered on the lawn at Griffith Observatory on July 19, 2013, to wave at Saturn as NASA's Cassini spacecraft took a photograph of the ringed planet with Earth in the background.
Seeing The Perseid Meteor Shower In Southern California, August 2013
Griffith ObservatoryThe annual Perseid meteor shower will reach its peak between 6:15 a.m. and 6:45 p.m., P.D.T., on Monday, August 12, 2013.
Comet ISON, Autumn 2013
Griffith ObservatoryComet ISON (C/2012 S1) was discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitali Nevski and Artyom Novichonok while collecting data for the International Scientific Optical Network (ISON).
Griffith Observatory Presents a Day with NASA
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon TheaterA NASA exhibit about the International Space Station
Celebrating John Dobson
Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon TheaterOn March 8, 2014, Griffith Observatory celebrated the life of John Dobson, telescope builder and inspirational master of sidewalk astronomy who passed away on January 15, 2014, at age 98.