What Telescope is Right for Your Family?

Find out at Griffith Observatory's FREE workshops:

Bring the heavens a little closer to your loved ones this holiday season with the gift of a telescope. Let Griffith Observatory help you learn which telescope would best fit your needs and budget. Then come back after the holidays with your new telescope, and we'll help you learn how to set it up, use it, and get the most out of your sky watching experience! Both workshops are free!

Pre-Holiday Telescope Buyer's Guide
December 16, 2009
7:30 - 9:45 p.m.

The activity starts with a presentation in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater at 7:30 p.m. with a presentation on telescope and binocular basics by Griffith Observatory's Astronomical Observer Anthony Cook. Representatives from Celestron, Explore Scientific, and Meade Instruments will be on hand to show you this season's best picks. Finish the evening on the Observatory's front lawn where, weather permitting, you can chat with our experts and even try out a few telescopes! Admission to the workshop is free but limited to the 200-seat capacity of the theater.

Post-Holiday Telescope User's Guide
January 23, 2010
2:00 - 9:45 p.m.

Did you or a loved one get a new telescope over the holiday season? Are you still trying to figure it out? Come to Griffith Observatory and let our staff and members of the Los Angeles Astronomical Society help you out! Bring your telescope - and questions - to the first star party of the new year and we'll will help you set it up and get you star gazing in no time.

User's Guide Workshop participation is free, but is limited by the 200-seat theater capacity. You must make an advance reservation by sending an email to griffithobserver@gmail.com to attend this post-holiday event. If demand warrants, we will hold additional workshops at a future Griffith Observatory public star party. (View future Star Party dates at www.griffithobservatory.org/pstarparties.html)