From January 6 - 24, 2015, Griffith Observatory offered visitors a telescopic view of Comet Lovejoy, C/2014 Q2. The comet orbits the sun about every 14,000 years. It was closest to Earth – 44 million miles away – on January 7, 2015.
A rare celestial event took place on Friday night, January 23, 2015, when the shadows of three of Jupiter’s four largest moons – Io, Europa, and Callisto – fell upon Jupiter at the same time.
Griffith Observatory will broadcast the entire total lunar eclipse from 2:00 - 6:30 a.m.
Visit Griffith Observatory for four days of celebrations that recognize the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope.
Special guest lecture and book signing by John M. Logsdon, author of John Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and the American Space Program
Griffith Observatory marks 80 years of public service and astronomical inspiration with three public events on Thursday, May 14, 2015.
Celebrate as New Horizons reaches Pluto at Griffith Observatory, or watch live on GriffithTV.
A public event to view the total lunar eclipse 6:30 – 9:45 p.m. Sunday, September 27
On November 10, 2015, the Observatory hosted noted artist James Turrell in conversation with LACMA CEO Michael Govan, and Observatory Director, Dr. E.C. Krupp.
A line-up of all five bright planets is happening at dawn from mid-January through February 23, 2016
