Best Planetarium El Monte Near Me

4worldlovers: Ever since the planetarium opened in the spring of 1968, our mission has been to bring the joy of discovering the cosmos to people of all ages.

New planetarium shows are offered every month, tickets for these shows can purchased online or at the door. Free telescope viewing is also available once a month at the Mt. SAC Observatory (weather permitting). Please view our online calendar for more information on these events.

4worldlovers: The park features two lighted baseball fields, picnic facilities, restrooms, lighted tennis courts, children's playground, a community room, museum and observatory.

Garvey Ranch Park is one block south of Graves Avenue. The park is on the north side of the Garvey Reservoir. It measures approximately 28 acres.

4worldlovers: There is plenty of life here on Earth, but where else might it be found? In Signs of Life, we discover what it took to put life in the universe in the one place where we know it exists. We see how the laws of chemistry and physics drive cosmic evolution, and we travel through the solar system, the Milky Way Galaxy, and beyond in a search for more signs of life.

Travel to the farthest reaches of the universe and into the microscopic building blocks of life. Live presentations immerse you in the wonder and meaning of the cosmos.

People have always looked at the sky and wondered what is really out there. Our 60 exhibits make you an observer and show you what we know.

The largest urban-wilderness municipal park in the United States, Griffith Park is filled with trails, trees, trains, attractions… and the Hollywood Sign!

Anyone can be an observer, and we are here to help. You may look through our free public telescopes or use our astronomical information to observe from your own backyard. Check out the weekly Sky Report to see what you can observe in Los Angeles.

Live shows in the Samuel Oschin Planetarium, live Tesla Coil demonstrations, and your chance to observe with our public telescope observing are offered every day. Check the schedule!

Virtual and in-person programs – including public star parties, All Space Considered, and the Sunset Walk-and-Talk – return each month as reliably as the phases of the Moon!

Griffith Observatory reliably connects you to unusual sights in the sky, the changing seasons, visiting astronomers and their latest discoveries, and more.

4worldlovers:
In the spring of 2005 the El Camino Planetarium installed a new GOTO Chronos planetarium projector with star plate technology that projects 8,500 stars (down to magnitude 6.5), planets, and the Milky Way. Thirteen of the brightest stars in the sky are projected in their natural colors. In addition to stars, the Chronos projector can accurately display 26 of the most popular celestial objects like the Adromeda Galaxy and the Orion Nebula with dedicated projectors for the Magellanic clouds.


More recently, a fulldome LCD projector, by Ash Warped Media, was added. The Planetarium is now able to show fulldome, high resolution movies and images. The Planetarium currently offers three fulldome features; New Horizons, Universe, and Stars of the Pharaohs, for public viewing.

For more information on public shows visit our Planetarium Show webpage.

4worldlovers: A visit to the UCLA Planetarium has three parts: a special topic presentation, a current night-sky show, and (weather permitting) a telescope viewing.

The special topic presentation lasts about 30 minutes, with a slide or video presentation about a specific area of astronomy, and is shown in the planetarium immediately preceding the night-sky show. Special topic presentations are designed to be interesting and meaningful for anyone who comes to our planetarium. A different topic is offered at each week’s public show.