Griffith Observatory - The Perfect way to See the Supermoon & Lunar Eclipse - FREE Admission for the Entire Family!

​With the supermoon and lunar eclipse coming, the best place to view it would be at the Griffith Observatory. A public event to view the total lunar eclipse starts at 6:30 and ends at 9:45 p.m. tomorrow, Sunday, September 27. 

Photo: http://www.griffithobservatory.org/events/Lunar_Eclipse_September_2015.html

The evening features live piano music provided by Steinway & Sons and The Los Angeles Philharmonic as part of its Immortal Beethoven program. Music performed by Ray Ushikubo of the Colburn School.

ACTIVITIES:

• Building OPEN as usual.
• Lawn telescopes, binoculars, and naked eye viewing from lawn, sidewalks, and terraces (Zeiss Telescope CLOSED)
• Live broadcast of the eclipse from the historic Zeiss telescope on Griffith Observatory's LiveStream page. (6:30 - 10:30 p.m.)
• Live piano music provided by Steinway & Sons and The Los Angeles Philharmonic as part of its Immortal Beethovenprogram. Music performed by Ray Ushikubo of the Colburn School.

EVENT SCHEDULE:
2:00 p.m. - Event/Eclipse TimelinePublic Star Party begins
EVENT BEGINS 6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. - Livestream broadcast begins
6:45 p.m. - Moon rises at Griffith Observatory (Moon in partial eclipse)
7:11 p.m. - Totality begins (Moon is totally covered in shadow)
7:47 p.m. - Maximum eclipse
8:23 p.m. - Totality ends (Moon emerges from shadow)
9:27 p.m. - Umbral eclipse ends
9:45 p.m. - EVENT ENDS
10:00 p.m. - Building closes (as usual)
10:22 p.m. - Penumbral eclipse ends
10:30 p.m. - Livestream broadcast ends

Griffith Observatory
2800 East Observatory Road
Los Angeles, CA 90027
(213) 473-0800

To avoid traffic, take the Metro Red Line to Vermont/Sunset station and DASH Observatory Weekend Shuttle.

www.griffithobservatory.org/events/Lunar_Eclipse_September_2015.html

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