In May 2020, even though closed, the Observatory celebrated its 85th anniversary with a social media campaign marking one decade of service each day.
Griffith Observatory holds this public program online on the first Friday of every month. Join the Observatory's curatorial staff as they examine and explain the most-talked-about subjects in astronomy and space science.
Griffith Observatory broadcast the entire Transit of Mercury from 6:00 - 11:45 a.m. on May 9, 2016.
Griffith Observatory will broadcast the entire total lunar eclipse from 2:00 - 6:30 a.m.
Griffith Observatory broadcasts the entire total lunar eclipse.