On a recent trip to LA I visited Griffith Observatory on what was one of the clearest nights I've ever seen in the city. They were throwing a viewing party with multiple telescopes which gave us a chance to look at the belts of Jupiter, the star factory known as the Orion Nebula, and a far away star cluster of hundreds of stars too distant to be seen by the naked eye. I've always loved going to Griffith since I was a little kid, and this most recent visit reminded me why it's such a special place, especially at night.
