Public Astronomy Los Angeles Style

Independent shop in Phinney Ridge

Available from Zoo Store when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Griffith Observatory, the most visible agent of public astronomy in Los Angeles, has a rich and fascinating history that will captivate your imagination. Step into the past with this elegant and extravagantly illustrated publication, brought to you by Griffith Observatory. Delve into the southern California story of astronomy, from the humble beginnings of street-corner telescopes to the mind-boggling sight of a street-legal Zeiss refractor mounted on a 1932 Ford. Can you believe it? That very s