Friends Of The Observatory (FOTO), the non-profit support group for Griffith Observatory, is pleased to continue sponsoring a members-supported lecture series - Frontiers of Astronomy - which is open to the public. Information on lectures will be posted here as they are scheduled.

Thursday, December 4, 2003

What¹s in the Night Sky?
Explore the nighttime sky with our friends at the Griffith Observatory! This program is free to the public and augments the exhibition Glorious Treasures: 100 Years of Collecting by the Southwest Museum, on view at the Autry through July 4, 2004.

Wells Fargo Theatre · 7:00–8:00 p.m.
Dr. E. C. Krupp, director of the Griffith Observatory, discusses how Native Americans interpreted and used the sky.

South Lawn · 8:00–8:30 p.m.
Geri Keams (Navajo) weaves stories about the nighttime sky with a campfire backdrop.

South Lawn · 8:00–10:00 p.m.
Take an up-close and personal look at celestial objects through telescopes.

For more information, visit our website at www.autry-museum.org or call 323-667-2000. On Thursdays, the museum is open until 8:00 p.m. and admission is free after 4:00 p.m.

Autry Museum of Western Heritage
4700 Western Heritage Way, Los Angeles, CA 90027
In Griffith Park | Free parking | Wheelchair accessible
323-667-2000 | http://www.griffithobs.org/www.autry-museum.org

Free public star parties are held monthly with the assistance of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and the Los Angeles Sidewalk Astronomers at the Griffith Observatory Satellite in the northeast corner of Griffith Park from 2:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. They are a chance for the whole familky to look at the moon, Mars, and other objects, to try out a variety of telescopes, and to talk to knowledgeable amateur astronomers about the sky and their equipment.

November 29

December 27

January 31, 2004

The annual LADWP Light Festival is held on Crystal Springs Drive next to the Observatory Satellite from November 21 through December 28. There is no through traffic on Crystal Springs after 5 p.m. on those dates.

Jonathan Hodge maintains a list of local space events at the John Dresher Planetarium web site. Go to his site snd then click on Local Space Events.

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