• Mars Close Approach Public Viewing Event, July 2018

    Griffith Observatory

    Griffith Observatory hosted several thousand people to view the closest approach by Mars in 15 years. The Observatory also hosted a live online broadcast which was carried by NASA.

  • 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.

  • Jupiter Triple Shadow Transit January 23, 2015

    Griffith Observatory

    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.