Sunday, November 11, 2018

Observatory trip, part 2.

Los Angeles below!

Hollywood sign above!


A little better view of the sign.

The Observatory.  We had to pay $6.00 and hour to park!
Griffith Park's network of (heavily) used trails.
Dry as a popcorn fart.  Sadly, this area is experiencing wildfires this week.
Scale solar system orbits embedded in the sidewalk out front.

Skyler "orbiting" the solar system.
Informative sign about the solar system model.


Pendulum inside the main entrance.
Painted ceiling above the pendulum.

Cast brass corn plants in the vents.


He waited for one of the pegs to be knocked over by the pendulum.  
Trying out the different moon phases.
A rotating model of the moon depicting the different moon phases.
Interactive model of the seasons/solstice.
This was especially cool!  All of the elements!  You could illuminate each group.  Not too surprising however, the space for plutonium was empty!
Looking at a live image of the sun under an optical filter.

Model of the types of stars and their sizes in relation to each other.


Headed to the lower level down the ramp.

More of the Observatory tomorrow...

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