Griffith Observatory Los Angeles by Diana Sainz
by Diana Raquel Sainz
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Griffith Observatory Los Angeles by Diana Sainz
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Diana Raquel Sainz
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Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography
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FEATURED IMAGE: Premium FAA Artist ~ 08/23/2015
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FEATURED IMAGE: Places You Visited ~ 06/25/2014
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FEATURED IMAGE: Clouds Always The Same But Never the Same ~ FAA ~ 06/13/2014
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Griffith Observatory is an icon of Los Angeles, a national leader in public astronomy, a beloved civic gathering place, and one of southern California's most popular attractions. The Observatory is located on the southern slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park, just above the Los Feliz neighborhood. It is 1,134 feet above sea level and is visible from many parts of the Los Angeles basin.
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It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a popular tourist attraction with an extensive array of space and science-related displays. Since the observatory opened in 1935, admission has been free, in accordance with Griffith's will.
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Griffith Observatory was made possible by a bequest in the 1919 will of Griffith J. Griffith, who also donated the land for Griffith Park (in 1896). The building opened to the public May 14, 1935, and operated continuously until January 6, 2002, when it closed for a comprehensive renovation and expansion. The renewed building reopened to the public in November 2006. More than 75 million people have entered the Observatory building over nearly eight decades.
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The observatory is split up into six sections: The Wilder Hall of the Eye, the Ahmanson Hall of the Sky, the W.M. Keck Foundation Central Rotunda, the Cosmic Connection, the Gunther Depths of Space Hall, and the Edge of Space Mezzanine.
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The Wilder Hall of the Eye, located in the east wing of the main level focuses on astronomical tools like telescopes and how they evolved over time so people can see further into space. Interactive features there include a Tesla coil and a "Camera Obscura", which uses mirrors and lenses to focus light onto a flat surface.
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The Ahmanson Hall of the Sky, located in the west wing, focuses on objects that are normally found in the sky, like the Sun and Moon. The main centerpiece of this section is a large solar telescope projecting images of the Sun, using a series of mirrors called coelostats. Exhibits here include a periodic table of the elements, a Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, and several alcoves showing exhibits about topics like day and night, the paths of the Sun and stars, the seasons, the phases of the Moon, tides, and eclipses. The W.M. Keck Foundation Central Rotunda features several Hugo Ballin murals on the ceiling and upper walls restored since 1934, a Foucault pendulum that demonstrates the Earth's rotation, and a small exhibit dedicated to Griffith J. Griffith, which the observatory is named after.
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The Cosmic Connection is a 150 ft long hallway connecting the main building and the underground exhibition areas (see below) that depicts the history of the universe, and dramatizes the amount of time that has passed from the Big Bang to the present day using, hundreds of individual pieces of astronomy-related jewelry.
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MISSION: Griffith Observatory inspires everyone to observe, ponder, and understand the sky.
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Griffith Observatory
2800 East Observatory Road
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(213) 473-0800
http://www.griffithobservatory.org/general.html
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June 12th, 2014
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