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Griffith Observatory celebrates its 80th anniversary
Griffith ObservatoryGriffith Observatory marks 80 years of public service and astronomical inspiration with three public events on Thursday, May 14, 2015.
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Jupiter Triple Shadow Transit January 23, 2015
Griffith ObservatoryA 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.
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Comet Lovejoy C/2014 Q2, January 2015
Griffith ObservatoryFrom 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.
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FeaturedPartial Solar Eclipse! October 23, 2014
Griffith ObservatoryGriffith Observatory broadcasts the entire partial solar eclipse.
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FeaturedTotal Lunar Eclipse! April 14-15, 2014
Griffith ObservatoryA public event to view the total lunar eclipse
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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).
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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.
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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.
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Comet PANSTARRS, March 2013
Griffith ObservatoryComet PANSTARRS was observed from Griffith Observatory through telescopes and binoculars through most of March 2013.
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FeaturedIt’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.