Griffith Observatory - iPhoneX

A fun afternoon with my Dad and Brother at the Griffith Observatory this past weekend. Here’s a few snapshots from the day shot on the iPhone X. 

The main lawn area of the Observatory offers a lot more oppurutunities to learn then you might think. 

Sundial which was actually really accurate. Not sure why I was surprised by this. 

Map of the orbits of the planets mapped out on the Observatory grounds. The diagram is 110 Billion times to scale. Really awesome how every part of the observatory is utilized. 

240-pound bronze ball, suspended by a cable 40 feet long, swings in a constant direction while the Earth turns beneath it. Takes roughly 42 hours to make the whole revolution. At the equator, this pendulum would not turn.

Camera Obscura that shows the Los Angeles skyline. 

This Tesla coil has a demonstration every 60-90 minutes. That is...if the Museum attendant decides to show up on time. 

The Samuel Oschin Planetarium's show "Centered in the Universe" turned out to be way more impressive than I was thinking it would be. 📸 Photo credit: Peter Roberts, aka: Dad.

This model is in the larger expansion wing beneath the main lawn of the observatory. We watched a pretty fascinating film hosted by Leonard Nimoy about the construction of it. One really awesome thing to point out about this model of Pluto is they updated with the current photos of Pluto that the New Horizons satellite captured just a short time ago. 

Chris and I actually found the Wilder Hall of the Eye Exhibits to be really fascinating. It gives you a visual representation of the entire spectrum of light.  📸 Photo credit: Peter Roberts, aka: Dad.

The main telescope on the roof has open viewings every evening from 7-9pm. 

The terrace on the backside of the observatory has some of the best views of Los Angeles. 

Chris and I enjoying the view from the Terrace. 📸 Photo credit: Peter Roberts aka: Dad.

The memorial out front of the Observatory that has sculptures of the most influential astronomers of all time. Hipparchus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Herschel.