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	Griffith Observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The land on which the observatory sits was donated to the City of Los Angeles by Col. Griffith J. Griffith in 1896.
		The observatory was closed in 2002 for renovation and expansion, and a news conference was held on October 3, 2006 to announce the re-opening.
		Griffith requested that the observatory include a display on evolution which was accomplished with the Cosmochron exhibit which included a narration from Caltech Professor C. Stock and an accompanying slide show.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Griffith_Observatory (725 words)

	Griffith Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Griffith Park is a large public park at the eastern end of the Santa Monica Mountains.
		Afterward Griffith was tried and convicted for shooting and severely wounding his wife [1]; when released from prison he attempted to fund the construction of an observatory, planetarium, and amphitheater in the park.
		Griffith set up a trust fund for the improvements he envisioned, and after his death in 1919 the city began to build what Griffith had wanted.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Griffith_Park (1016 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Griffith Observatory
		The observatory was closed in 2002 for renovation and expansion with a re-opening date of 14 May 2006.
		Griffith requested that the observatory include a display on evolution which was accomplished with the Chosmochron exhibit which included a narration from Caltech Professor C. Stock and an accompanying slide show.
		Griffith Observatory is the latest of a handful of the nation's oldest planetariums to undergo major renovations in recent years.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Griffith-Observatory (1790 words)

	Griffith Park
		In 1882, Griffith settled in Los Angeles, and purchased a 4,071 acre portion of the Rancho Los Feliz, which stretched northward from the northern boundaries of the Pueblo de Los Angeles.
		Griffith died July 7, 1919, however, he had left a sizeable trust fund to complete the dreams he had for the park; specifically designating funds for the construction of a Greek amphitheater (the Greek Theatre, built 1930) and an observatory and hall of science (Griffith Observatory, built 1935.)
		Griffith Park stands today a monument to the dedicated vision of one man--Griffith Jenkins Griffith, Park Commission, civic philanthropist, advocate of parklands, and fervent speaker of recreation for the health of Los Angeles.
	www.laparks.org /dos/parks/griffithPK/gp_info.htm (651 words)

	Griffith Observatory
		Griffith Observatory and and Los Angeles Astronomical Society have enjoyed a working relationship together for many years.
		On one Saturday out of the month, weather permitting, Griffith, the LAAS, and the Sidewalk Astronomers get together at the venerable observatory and position their telescopes on the grassy front lawn to give the public a view of the heavens.
		The front of the observatory, as is the case for all the exterior, will only be given a facelift to restore it to its old splendor.
	mysite.verizon.net /res07oeg/id17.html (550 words)

	Griffith Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Griffith Observatory sits atop a hill in L.A. s Griffith Park commanding an incredible view of downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood and all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
		The observatory is a favorite attraction for tourists and locals alike, and features an extensive array of space and science related displays.
		The Observatory was featured in the climax of the James Dean film Rebel Without a Cause, and more recently appeared in the movies Bowfinger and Charlies Angels: Full Throttle.
	griffith-observatory.area51.ipupdater.com (438 words)

	Places, Earth, Griffith Observatory
		Griffith Observatory opened in 1935 and is one of the most visited tourist attractions of Southern California.
		Colonel Griffith J. Griffith (1850 - 1919) donated to the City of Los Angeles the land that became Griffith Park and also donated the money with which to build the Griffith Observatory and the Greek Theatre.
		The planetarium in the Griffith Observatory was the third to be completed in the United States.
	www.placesearth.com /USA/California/LA/code/griffith_ob.htm (677 words)

	Griffith Observatory Los Angeles California Guide
		The observatory is a non-profit educational institution whose purpose is to provide information on astronomy and related sciences to the public.
		The observatory is divided into three main areas: the Hall of Science astronomy museum, the telescopes, and the planetarium theater.
		As the observatory is located in Griffith Park, bring hiking shoes for a brisk walk through the nearby bird sanctuary or along one of the park¹s hiking trails.
	www.123losangeles.net /griffith-obs.htm (337 words)

	information
		The Griffith Observatory, including the building, grounds, and parking lot, is closed to the public during renovation.
		The Observatory Satellite facility at the northeast end of Griffith Park and adjacent to the Los Angeles Zoo is open to the public.
		The Griffith Observatory is owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, and is located within Griffith Park.
	www.barrychait.com /griffith_obs/information.html (492 words)

	Observatory Reopens in Fall - New York Times
		LOS ANGELES, May 10 — The Griffith Observatory, the backdrop for dozens of movies, a favored make-out spot for generations of teenagers and, not to be overlooked, a substantial educational and scientific institution, will reopen this fall after a four-year foundation-to-dome renovation.
		Edwin C. Krupp, the scientific director of the observatory since 1974, said the Griffith was the most-visited public observatory in the world, designed to turn the tourists who wandered up to take in the view of the city into observers of the universe.
		The 4,100-acre Griffith Park, one of the largest urban parks in the nation, was a bequest of Col. Griffith J. Griffith, an eccentric early Los Angeles land buccaneer who was struck by a pang of public-spiritedness before his death in 1919.
	www.nytimes.com /2006/05/11/us/11griffith.html?ex=1305000000&en=f70234002752a5e1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss (924 words)

	Griffith Observatory Encyclopedia Article @ StardustMemories.com (Stardust Memories) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		LOS ANGELES -- The landmark Griffith Observatory overlooking the city from atop the Hollywood Hills is about to re-emerge from a nearly five-year restoration...
		The observatory was closed in 2002 for renovation and expansion, and reopened on October 3, [[2006];] it will be available to the public on November 3, 2006.
		Among the renovations being done is the replacement of the Zeiss Mark IV with a Zeiss Mark IX Universarium star projector.
	www.stardustmemories.com /encyclopedia/Griffith_Observatory (835 words)

	Mount Wilson Observatory
		Walking tours of the observatory are led by docents provided by the Mount Wilson Observatory Association at 1 PM on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays from the first weekend of April through the last weekend of November, weather permitting.
		Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles -- a landmark public observatory and planetarium since 1935 -- is available for free public viewing through telescopes.
		Griffith Observatory is closed for renovation and expansion until May 2006 but public viewing is available at the observatory's satellite facility in Griffith Park.
	www.mtwilson.edu /vis/index.php (739 words)

	Griffith Observatory Opens
		Col. Griffith J. Griffith (evidence suggests that the military title was self-bestowed) was a Welsh immigrant who taught himself mineralogy and geology and grew rich during the mining boom of the 1880s.
		Griffith proposed that observatory visitors be transported to the 1,625 foot peak by a funicular railway, similar to Angel's Flight, which was carrying passengers up and down Bunker Hill near his South Main Street residence.
		The observatory was placed down the hill, elevation 1135, high enough to see Catalina on a clear day but close enough to the city for visitors on the observatory's promenade to hear car horns honking on busy Los Feliz Boulevard below.
	english.glendale.cc.ca.us /obsopen.html (858 words)

	Griffith Observatory - Memory Alpha
		In 1996, the Griffith Observatory participated in the SETI project and Henry Starling funded a SETI lab in the Observatory.
		That year, the Griffith Observatory featured a museum with exhibits about Saturn, Mars, Halley's Comet and a planetarium show, which was hosted by Rain Robinson on Tuesday nights.
		Robinson was working at the Observatory for the project when she discovered an unidentified flying object in orbit over Los Angeles.
	www.memory-alpha.org /en/index.php?title=Griffith_Observatory&printable=yes (593 words)

	Griffith Observatory Goes to the Moon
		Conceived by Col. Griffith J. Griffith as a place where the average person could experience the vastness of space, the Observatory's 12-inch refracting rooftop telescope had been showing off the moon, among other things interstellar, ever since the building opened to the public on May 15, 1935.
		Observatory staffers, for example, designed a way for wide-angle zoom projectors to nearly fill the planetarium dome with the image of the moon.
		After the Apollo moon missions, the Observatory was able to share some of the lunar booty with the public.
	english.glendale.cc.ca.us /moonobs.html (984 words)

	LA's landmark Griffith Observatory poised to reopen - CNN.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The observatory has provided a backdrop for many movies, hosted generations of school groups and drawn crowds of star-gazers for celestial events.
		The Zeiss telescope in the eastern dome is the same instrument that the estate of the observatory's original benefactor, silver and real-estate magnate Griffith J. Griffith, bequeathed to the city some 70 years ago.
		The combination of old and new embodied in the renovated observatory continues Griffith J. Griffith's mission of helping people understand their place in the world through a knowledge in the stars, Krupp said.
	www.cnn.com /2006/TRAVEL/DESTINATIONS/10/18/griffith.observatory.ap/index.html (684 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Science -- Griffith Observatory to reopen Nov. 3
		The observatory, which overlooks the city from a promontory in Griffith Park, has gained 65 new exhibits, a 200-seat presentation theater funded in part by “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy, and a cafe operated by chef to the stars Wolfgang Puck.
		Built in 1935, the Beaux Arts-style observatory has served as a backdrop for numerous movies, from “Rebel Without a Cause” to “The Terminator.”; It was one of the city's top tourist attractions, drawing 2 million visitors a year, when it closed in January 2002 for renovations.
		To deal with the crowds expected to descend on the observatory for the first few months after it reopens, city officials have set up a reservations-only policy for the facility, which has a diminutive, 199-space parking lot reached only via a winding drive through the park.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/science/20061003-1712-cnsobservatory.html (699 words)

	The Griffith Observatory and Planetarium: a short institutional history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Griffith Park was at a standstill, and the city seemed to be distancing itself from the Department of Parks as well.
		Griffith had been dead five years and the scandal was fully two decades in the past.
		Kaufmann’s tenure was brief and in the opinion of one observatory employee, his management style was quite aggressive, vastly different from the "fatherly" nature of both Alter and Cleminshaw (Menke 1987).
	polaris.gseis.ucla.edu /rgazan/griffith.html (4148 words)

	Bust of James Dean / Griffith Park Observatory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Besides the heavenly variety (which you can view through the observatory's giant telescope), there are Hollywood stars who have left their mark here as well.
		The Griffith Park Observatory has placed a large bronze bustof James Dean just outside the domed building (on the sidewalk to the west of the main lawn).
		The Griffith Park Observatory is located atop Mount Hollywood, and can be reached by taking either Vermont Avenue or Fern Dell Drive to their northernmost end.
	www.seeing-stars.com /Immortalized/JamesDean.shtml (933 words)

	The Rafu Shimpo - L.A. Japanese Daily News
		Griffith Observatory will reopen its doors to the public Friday, Nov. 3 after completing a $93 million renovation and expansion project, announced Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Tuesday.
		The Observatory has been closed since Jan. 6, 2002, to carry out the project that has been enabled by a public-private partnership between the City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, and Friends Of The Observatory (FOTO).
		Reservations guarantee entry to Griffith Observatory and seats on a shuttle to and from the Observatory.
	www.rafu.com /griffith.html (456 words)

	SPACE.com -- Griffith Observatory to Get Makeover
		The observatory is also a popular film location, appearing most famously in 1955's ``Rebel Without a Cause'' with James Dean.
		When the cast-concrete observatory reopens in 2004, its exterior will look almost exactly the same as it does today, except for the newly burnished copper that will top its domes and a coat of fresh white paint.
		Krupp stresses that unlike its counterparts, Griffith remains a working observatory _ a vision laid out by mining magnate Col. Griffith J. Griffith in 1916 when he left the city of Los Angeles the money to build the institution.
	www.space.com /scienceastronomy/astronomy/griffith_park_020102.html (793 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- L.A.'s landmark Griffith Observatory poised to reopen
		LOS ANGELES – The landmark Griffith Observatory overlooking the city from atop the Hollywood Hills is about to re-emerge from a nearly five-year restoration and renovation.
		The observatory, which has provided a backdrop for many movies, hosted generations of school groups and drawn crowds of star-gazers for celestial events, closed in January 2002 for repair of decades of wear-and-tear.
		But the observatory building, which was expanded by 40,000 square feet, also has plenty of new attractions such as scale models of planets – including recently demoted Pluto – that hang in the bunker-like underground level, and exhibits on tides, optics, electricity and other natural phenomena line the corridors.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20061003-1820-ca-griffithobservatory.html (526 words)

	Griffith Observatory Home Page
		Welcome to Griffith Observatory, a beloved icon of Los Angeles and world leader in public astronomy.
		Since 1935, the Observatory has given tens of millions of visitors the opportunity to become observers.
		Griffith Observatory offers exciting shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, public telescopes, and observing and astronomy exhibits.
	www.griffithobs.org (80 words)

	Griffith observatory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/griffith_observatory (168 words)

	Architecture of Griffith Observatory - Los Angeles, California, United States of America
		Griffith Observatory is named after Colonel Griffith J. Griffith who donated the money for the observatory.
		After his death, Griffith Park and the Greek Theatre were donated to the city, and as specified in his will, an observatory was built atop a great science museum.
		But the telescopes live on, housed under large the copper domes of the Griffith Observatory.
	glasssteelandstone.com /US/CA/LosAngelesGriffithObservatory.html (409 words)

	Griffith Park Hiking
		Griffith dies July 7, 1919, however, he had left a sizable trust fund to complete the dreams he had for the park.
		Griffith Park stands today a monument to the dedicated vision of one man – Griffith Jenkins Griffith, Park Commission, civic philanthropist, advocate of parklands, and speaker of recreation for the health of Los Angeles.
		With an elevation of 1,626 feet the distance round trip from Fern Dell is 5 miles, from the Charlie Turner Trailhead at the Observatory the distance is 2.5 miles round trip.
	www.etreking.com /eTreking/Pages/GriffithPark.html (2980 words)

	Griffith Observatory - Sky Report
		This is the Griffith Observatory Sky Report for the week ending October 17th.
		Public viewing through telescopes at the renovated and expanded Griffith Observatory will resume with the building’s re-opening on November 3rd.
		Please note that due to an anticipated great interest in the re-opening, you must make a reservation to visit, and you will not be able to drive your own vehicle to the Observatory.
	www.griffithobs.org /skyreport.html (352 words)

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