Space and Astronomy
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Friday August 1, 3:13 a.m. AND Saturday August 30, 12:58 p.m |
Friday August 8, 1:20 p.m. |
Saturday August 16, 2:16 p.m. |
Saturday August 23, 4:50 p.m. |
Venus (Mag -3.8) is coming out from behind the Sun.
It is visible on the Western horizon just after sunset.
Venus will be very close to Saturn on August 12 & 13.
Jupiter (Mag -2.6) rises in the southeast in the early evening.
Mars (Mag +1.7) is low in the West at dusk and may be difficult to see in the evening twilight.
Saturn (Mag +0.8) is barely visible in the West as darkness falls. Saturn will be very close to Venus on August 12 & 13.
Reprinted with permission, the information above is made available in the Griffith Observer , a monthly publication by the Griffith Observatory. For complete information on the Planets and other items related to Astronomy, please visit the Griffith Observatory Web Site.
| Griffith Park was ravaged by a fast moving brush fire on Tuesday May 8th.
Several popular spots within the park were destroyed but the famous Carousel, the Zoo and the
recently re-opened Griffith Observatory were saved. This months Griffith Observer has a terrific article and addition photos of the fire and the Observatory. In this dramatic photo, the Observatory is silhouetted by the raging fire (AP Photo/Matt Sayles). |
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The Griffith Observatory has resumed normal operations. You must reserve an entry time and take a shuttle to the
Observatory. Check out the
Griffith Observatory Web Site for more information.
The theory that our Sun is the center of the universe and our planets revolve around it was first documented by Nicolas Copernicus. The interesting thing is that Copernicus was a Catholic Priest and Philosopher, not an Astronomer. But he believed that God would have made the movements of the planets more simple than the previously documented theory (which was very complex). As we know today, Corpernicus was right !
