Transit of Mercury, May 9, 2016

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Griffith Observatory broadcast the entire Transit of Mercury from 6:00 - 11:45 a.m. on May 9, 2016.

Visible Planet Line-up, August, 2016

Griffith Observatory

This line-up of all five naked-eye planets was visible approximately 30 minutes after sunset (at the end of civil twilight), between August 3rd and August 24th 2016.

All Mars Considered

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Griffith Observatory hosted a panel discussion and book signing based on the book and National Geographic documentary MARS: Our Future on the Red Planet.

New Horizons and The Exploration of Pluto

Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater

Griffith Observatory hosted a talk by Dr. Alan Stern, leader of NASA’s historic New Horizons mission to Pluto.