History meets possibility at The Griffith ObservatoryBack to video The Griffith Observatory first opened its doors in 1935, a masterpiece of local craftsmanship and, because it was built during ...

The Zeiss telescope in the eastern dome is the same instrument that the estate of the observatory's original benefactor, silver and real-estate magnate Griffith J Griffith, bequeathed to the city ...

Griffith Observatory will host a live online broadcast of the total lunar eclipse on March 13-14, allowing viewers to watch the celestial event remotely. The broadcast will begin at 8:50 p.m. on ...

What to Know Public Star Party Griffith Observatory Saturday, March 8 2 to 9:45 p.m. The Feb. 28 "parade of planets" will have concluded by March 8, but plenty of fascinating phenomena can be ...

This image from video provided by Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles shows an impact flash on the moon, bottom left, during the lunar eclipse which started on Sunday evening, Jan. 20, 2019.

It’s an observatory, planetarium, and exhibition space that has been free to the public since it opened in 1935, built with a bequest from industrialist and philanthropist Griffith J. Griffith.

This image from video provided by Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles shows an impact flash on the moon, bottom left, during the lunar eclipse which started on Sunday evening, Jan. 20, 2019. Griffith ...