#23 Visit to the Griffith Observatory

The more I thought about this list, the more I found it strange that this item never happened before.  I love space.  In fact I’m kind of obsessed with it.  I make sure that I get to go on the 6^th grade honor society trip to Astrocamp ever year so I can use the telescopes and look at the stars and planets.  As a young adult my favorite movies were Apollo 13 and October Sky.  When I was little I wanted to work for NASA, specifically working at Mission Control.  And on a clear night my eyes are on the sky secretly wishing that I could one day visit!  So how come I have never been to the Griffith Observatory?  I used this past President’s Day weekend to fix this problem.

First human footprint found and "one small step" on the moon

Alison, Kevin and I made our way to the Observatory Saturday night.  It was a special night at the Observatory; they were having a Public Star Party, where there would be the LA Astronomical Society and the LA Sidewalk Astronomers that the public could talk to and use their equipment.  Because it was a special night it was extremely crowded.  So we parked along the side of the road and started our hike up.  It was such a beautiful, clear night and the hike was really fun.  I can’t believe the views of both the city and the sky.  I also didn’t realize how big the Observatory was.  Inside there was so much to see and experience.  Its pretty crazy to think about how long the Earth has been in existence and how our time here is really just a blip.

The one thing I didn’t get to do that I will HAVE to go back for is the Planetarium show.  It was just too crowded to see the show.  But I will go back.  To end the evening we made our way down to the Grove for some dinner and shopping.  It really was a perfect LA night!