Mars, Jupiter and Mercury will all appear low in the west after sunset. Look for bright Venus low in the eastern sky for about two hours before the sun rises all month long. The crescent moon and ...

This is due to a rare event which is called the Major Lunar Standstill. This event is part of an 18.6-year cycle caused by the sun’s gravitational pull. According to astronomers at Griffith ...

Catch the full moon rise over the southeastern horizon on June 10. Look up — or rather, down — tonight to spot the lowest ...

Enjoy a free Griffith Observatory Youtube broadcast tracking the event from 8:42 to 9:15 p.m. The moon will rise "at its most southerly position in over 18 years" June's full moon is dubbed the ...

According to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, “Every 18.6 years, our moon reaches the extremes of its orbit around the earth… The moon rises and sets at its most northerly and ...

According to the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, “Every 18.6 years, our moon reaches the extremes of its orbit around the earth… The moon rises and sets at its most northerly and ...

Los Angeles’ Griffith Park is a massive, mountainous, wild oasis in the middle of the city’s dense urban sprawl. Its real and cinematic history is pure joy to explore.

Griffith Observatory launches a year-long celebration of its 90th anniversary Famed director of the observatory, Ed Krupp, said, "A place like this comes along only once in a blue moon" ...

Griffith Observatory held a party on Wednesday, May 14, celebrating its 90th anniversary, and the leaders who make sure the observatory will live on praised its importance to Los Angeles and to ...

No traffic at Griffith Observatory in 1937, two years after it opened to the public. Los Angeles Public Library Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism.