Griffith Observatory

Have you seen this month’s Sky Report with Patrick So? Planets Jupiter & Saturn grace the morning sky and bright stars Arcturus, Regulus, Sirius, & Spica can be... observed in the evening sky with planet Mars. Watch the full report here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoK_smEvKMM

Beautiful photo of morning planets, #Jupiter and #Saturn, with the crescent #Moon over New York City around 6:00 a.m. on April 6. Image captured by Alexander Krivenyshev. You can see this in LA this week in the southeast just prior to #sunrise before the Moon disappears.

The International Space Station (#ISS) over #LosAngeles on Sunday, April 5, taken by Museum Guide David Pinsky.

This week - Early riser? Just prior to #sunrise, around 6:00 a.m., look to the southeast to view the crescent #Moon as it passes by planets #Jupiter and #Saturn for a beautiful sight. The Moon becomes new on April 11 when it passes between the #Earth and the #Sun. #watchtheskychange

Did you see the beautiful crescent Moon between planets Jupiter and Saturn last evening? Over the week the Moon makes its way toward planet Mars for a stunning sight on the 29th. #watchtheskychange with us. http://www.griffithobservatory.org/events/whatsinthesky.html

TONIGHT at 7:00 p.m. explore the universe with music! Please join ASC’s Dr. Laura Danly in conversation with Maestro Conlon of the LA Opera for a Return to V...enusberg. Register here: https://www.laopera.org//play-on-sa/a-return-to-venusberg/ #LAOperaConnects

The annual #Orionid #MeteorShower is coming up! Between Oct 20-21, 11:30 p.m. 5:40 a.m., look to constellation #Orion. Peak is on the 21st from 4:40 5:40 a.m. The expected dark sky rate to observe is 20 meteors per hour.

Telescope Demonstrator Anthony Perkic (Orion Bear Astronomy) took this beautiful image of C20, also known as the North America Nebula, in September. C20 is located in constellation Cygnus. Lens used: Nikkor 70-300mm focal lens @300mm. Combined exposure: 21m 24s.

Jupiter & Saturn appear in the south during evening twilight & set by about midnight. Coppery Mars appears in the east after sunset, & the brightest planet, Ven...us appears in the east before sunrise. Anthony Cook has your weekly sky report. http://www.griffithobservatory.org/sky/skyreport.html

Gorgeous shot of C27, the Crescent Nebula powered by a Wof-Rayet star in the very heart of Cygnus the Swan. Another beauty by Telescope Demonstrator Anthony Perkic (Orion Bear Astronomy) from Joshua Tree in September. 8 f/4.9 Newtonian , @NikonUSA D5300, 20m 35s

One week from tonight, please join ASC’s Dr. Laura Danly in conversation with Maestro Conlon of the LAOpera for a Return to Venusberg. What does #Venus have to do with opera? Find out next week! LA Opera #LAOperaConnects https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCW_m7m-TtM&pbjreload=102

ASC’s Anthony Cook took this shot at 1:11 a.m. this morning when #Mars was highest in the sky in Pasadena. Equipment used: 10-inch Cave-Astrola Newtonian reflector. From Tony, The dark feature at center is Syrtis Major, & the South Polar Cap of Mars is at the lower left. #MarsOpposition

Mars Opposition is on the 13th! View the bright planet in the evenings w/ Jupiter & Saturn. Bright Venus appears just before sunrise. All Space Considered’s Anthony Cook has your weekly sky report. Listen here: http://www.griffithobservatory.org/events/whatsinthesky.html

Telescope Demonstrator Anthony Perkic (Orion Bear Astronomy) took this gorgeous shot of #Mars during its close approach to #Earth yesterday. Equipment: Nikon d5300, 8 f/4.9 Newtonian, 3x Barlow lens & 10 mm eyepiece for 300x mag. Approx. 3,000 frames stacked & sharpened.