Editor's note: The previous version of the story noted the official name of the observatory erroneously. The Griffith Observatory is scheduled to livestream next week's total lunar eclipse online.

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Why it matters: “Griffith Observatory is the most visited public observatory on the planet,” says Dr. Ed Krupp, director of the observatory. What's planned? The observatory will host a full day of ...

A star was born in 1935, when Griffith Observatory became the first public observatory west of the Mississippi. Now, “Griffith Observatory is the most visited public observatory on the planet,” says ...