Aug 8,2026
Griffith Observatory Public Star Party — August 2026
A hush comes over people the first time they see Saturn's rings with their own eye instead of on a screen. Volunteers from the Los Angeles Astronomical Society wheel telescopes onto the west lawn below the dome and hand that moment to anyone who walks up, for the price of walking up.
August is the good stretch. The Milky Way core sits nearly overhead by midnight, Saturn comes to opposition, Jupiter climbs out of the east, and the Perseids cut through mid-month, which means every line at every scope fills with strangers narrating the sky to each other. The marine layer usually gives up on the hills by nine. Come after sunset and dress for a hilltop that forgets it is summer.
No registration, no fee, second Saturday of the month, weather permitting, with the building open a while longer for the planetarium and the Zeiss. Take the kid who asks unanswerable questions at dinner.
A hush comes over people the first time they see Saturn's rings with their own eye instead of on a screen. Volunteers from the Los Angeles Astronomical Society wheel telescopes onto the west lawn below the dome and hand that moment to anyone who walks up, for the price of walking up.
August is the good stretch. The Milky Way core sits nearly overhead by midnight, Saturn comes to opposition, Jupiter climbs out of the east, and the Perseids cut through mid-month, which means every line at every scope fills with strangers narrating the sky to each other. The marine layer usually gives up on the hills by nine. Come after sunset and dress for a hilltop that forgets it is summer.
No registration, no fee, second Saturday of the month, weather permitting, with the building open a while longer for the planetarium and the Zeiss. Take the kid who asks unanswerable questions at dinner.
August is the good stretch. The Milky Way core sits nearly overhead by midnight, Saturn comes to opposition, Jupiter climbs out of the east, and the Perseids cut through mid-month, which means every line at every scope fills with strangers narrating the sky to each other. The marine layer usually gives up on the hills by nine. Come after sunset and dress for a hilltop that forgets it is summer.
No registration, no fee, second Saturday of the month, weather permitting, with the building open a while longer for the planetarium and the Zeiss. Take the kid who asks unanswerable questions at dinner.
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August is one of the best months for Southern California stargazing — the Perseid meteor shower peaks mid-month and the Milky Way is nearly overhead by midnight. Griffith Observatory brings volunteer…
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A hush comes over people the first time they see Saturn's rings with their own eye instead of on a screen. Volunteers from the Los Angeles Astronomical Society wheel telescopes onto the west lawn below the dome and hand that moment to anyone who walks up, for the price of walking up.
August is the good stretch. The Milky Way core sits nearly overhead by midnight, Saturn comes to opposition, Jupiter climbs out of the east, and the Perseids cut through mid-month, which means every line at every scope fills with strangers narrating the sky to each other. The marine layer usually gives up on the hills by nine. Come after sunset and dress for a hilltop that forgets it is summer.
No registration, no fee, second Saturday of the month, weather permitting, with the building open a while longer for the planetarium and the Zeiss. Take the kid who asks unanswerable questions at dinner.
August is the good stretch. The Milky Way core sits nearly overhead by midnight, Saturn comes to opposition, Jupiter climbs out of the east, and the Perseids cut through mid-month, which means every line at every scope fills with strangers narrating the sky to each other. The marine layer usually gives up on the hills by nine. Come after sunset and dress for a hilltop that forgets it is summer.
No registration, no fee, second Saturday of the month, weather permitting, with the building open a while longer for the planetarium and the Zeiss. Take the kid who asks unanswerable questions at dinner.
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