Mount Wilson Observatory

Last Matinee of the Season! Sat Oct 25 @ 3PM
The Mad Worlds of the Fleischers & Buster Keaton + live organ by Mark Herman—silent films from the era of Mount Wilson’s great cosmic discoveries.
Trailer: youtu.be/WrI5pH2yVqc
Tix: mtwilson.edu/events/movies102525

This Sunday! COSMIC ART NIGHT | Oct 12 @ 7PM
Experience Terra Cosmica—an immersive film inside the 100-inch dome—plus celestial art by James Griffith & a rare chance to observe through the 100-inch telescope!
🎟️ limited tix available: mtwilson.edu/events/cosmic-art-night-terracosmica

FREE STAR PARTY Fri Oct 10, Sunset–1AM at Mount Wilson Observatory!
See Saturn, Neptune, Uranus + galaxies, nebulae & star clusters with LAAS telescopes.
Weather can be a factor—please check our social media the day of the event for updates.
Free event; donations welcome.
ℹ️ mtwilson.edu/star-parties

TALKS & TELESCOPES | Sat Oct 11 @ 5:30PM
Explore cosmic rainbows with Prof. Jenny Krestow & Dr. Chris Burns—how light reveals the secrets of stars & planets! Stay for telescope viewing + stargazing. ✨🔭
🎟 Last lecture of the season: mtwilson.edu/events/talk101125

Concerts in the Dome | Sun Oct 5 @ 3 & 5PM
Chamber music soars inside the legendary 100-inch Telescope Dome—where Hubble unveiled the expanding universe. Works by Gal, Britten & Prokofiev.
🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/concert100525

A look inside Mount Wilson’s 150-ft Solar Telescope, the world’s tallest since 1912. Operator Steve Padilla continues a century of solar research & education with this historic instrument. 📸 Patricia Hill

FREE STAR PARTY! Sat Sep 27
Sunset–1AM at Mount Wilson Observatory with LAAS telescopes - see Saturn, Neptune, Uranus + galaxies, nebulae & star clusters. Free (donations welcome).
ℹ️ mtwilson.edu/star-parties

ARTS@THEOBSERVATORY | Sats thru Oct 26
In the 100-inch Dome:
Terra Cosmica immersive film (3–5 PM)
James Griffith’s Small Paintings of Infinity (1–5 PM)
Art, science & cosmos converge. Admission $5

Volunteer Appreciation Night
We celebrated the amazing volunteers who keep Mount Wilson alive with a special evening on the legendary 60-inch Telescope. Thank you for your passion & dedication!
📸 Allan Der

SUN SEP 21 | 3PM & 5PM
The New Hollywood String Quartet performs an all-Schubert program inside the historic 100-inch Telescope Dome—where the universe’s expansion was discovered. 🌌🎶
🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/concert092125

SOLD OUT! 🎬✨
Sat Sep 27 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind with a Bob Baker Marionettes pre-show + exhibit.
Missed it? October’s final Matinee on the Mountain will be announced soon—stay tuned!

Arts@theObservatory presents: TERRA COSMICA — an immersive 43-min film by Rebeca Méndez & Stephen Nowlin, dissolving the boundary between earth & cosmos. On view Saturdays 3–5PM thru Oct 26 | $5 admission at the door.

🚧 Weekday Detour Alert! Sept 8–25, Mon–Fri, 9AM–2PM: Angeles Crest Hwy closed between Foothill Blvd & Angeles Forest Hwy for SCE work. Use Big Tujunga Canyon Rd → Angeles Forest Hwy as detour. Weekends, Cosmic Café, tours & events = NOT affected!

TALKS & TELESCOPES | SAT SEP 13 @5:30PM
Artist Lia Halloran explores art, astronomy & overlooked voices in science. After the talk: picnic + stargazing through Mt. Wilson’s 60” & 100” telescopes!
🎟️ Tickets: www.mtwilson.edu/events/talk091325/

See James Griffith’s painting exhibition Small Paintings of Infinity: connecting fossils & stars inside Mount Wilson’s 100-inch dome. Saturdays thru Oct 26 | $5
mtwilson.edu/events/arts-griffith/

Aug 31 • 3 & 5 PM | Concerts in the Dome!
Join Leelou & Friends in Mount Wilson’s 100-inch telescope dome for an unforgettable mix of classical, jazz & contemporary sounds.
🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/concert083125

Your support—through tickets, memberships, and donations—keeps Mount Wilson Observatory preserved for all to enjoy. Thank you.

It’s #NationalDogDay! 🐾 Solar, the observatory dog (c.1905–15), once charmed visitors in the monastery courtyard. Today, the post is proudly held by Odie Maurice, our telescope-loving pup.

Sun, Aug 31 – Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome @ 3 & 5 PM: Leelou & Friends blend classical, jazz & contemporary inside Mt Wilson’s 100-inch telescope dome. An intimate, unforgettable musical experience!
🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/concert083125

Matinees on the Mountain – Sat, Aug 23 @ 3PM
Explore the cosmos on screen! From 19th-century telescope films to Cosmos, join LA Filmforum for a cinematic journey through astronomy. 🍿
🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/movie082325

Fri, Aug 15 | FREE STAR PARTY | Sunset–1 AM at historic Mount Wilson! See Saturn + deep-sky wonders through LAAS telescopes, connect with fellow stargazers, and enjoy the night sky. ℹ️ mtwilson.edu/star-parties

Aug 23 | 3PM 🎥 Envisioning the Skies with LA Filmforum — from 19th-century telescope images to Cosmos, explore how film shaped our view of the universe. 🍿 Tickets: mtwilson.edu/events/movie082325/

Aug 17 | 3 & 5PM: Under Mount Wilson’s 100-inch Dome, join Evan Price, Zach Dellinger, Cécilia Tsan, Roch Lockyer & Brian Netzley for a joyful jazz tribute to violin great Ben Powell—“the Grappelli of this generation.” 🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/concert081725/

At our May 10 “Talks & Telescopes,” Dr. Phil Korngut shared the story of NASA’s SPHEREx mission—from design in Pasadena to launch and first light. Now fully operational in orbit, SPHEREx is mapping the sky in infrared.
📺 Now on Youtube! youtu.be/LpoTgpj1AFU

SMALL PAINTINGS OF INFINITY: Step inside the 100-inch dome to see James Griffith’s stunning works linking fossils to the cosmos. Art, science & history in one space.
Saturdays thru Oct 26 | 1–5PM | $5
🎟 www.mtwilson.edu/events/arts-griffith/

Teachers: This fall, bring your students to Mount Wilson Observatory for an unforgettable NGSS-aligned STEM field trip—where Einstein, Hawking & Sagan once stood. Science comes alive where history was made!
Learn more: www.mtwilson.edu/stem

Tim Talks | Mon, Aug 11 @ 7PM
Mount Wilson’s Tim Thompson brings Observatory history to life in “The Real Magic Mountain,” hosted by the Palos Verdes Gem & Mineral Society. Peninsula Center Library, 701 Silver Spur Rd, Rolling Hills Estates. $10 donation appreciated

Talks & Telescopes | Sat, Aug 9 @ 5:30PM
Is Planet Nine out there? Join Caltech’s Dr. Mike Brown (“How I Killed Pluto…”) at Mount Wilson for a night of discovery + stargazing. ASL interpretation provided.
🎟 mtwilson.edu/events/talk080925

See the universe like never before!
Mount Wilson’s Public Ticket Nights offer views through the historic 60- & 100-inch telescopes—recently realuminized for even sharper stargazing. Final dates this year are in October!
🎟 mtwilson.edu/public-ticket-nights

Sunday Afternoon Concerts in the Dome | Aug 3 at 3PM & 5PM
Hear the Zelter String Quartet live in Mount Wilson’s 100-inch Telescope Dome—featuring Beethoven & the world premiere of The City of Angels by Todd Mason.
🎟 Tickets: mtwilson.edu/events/concert080325