Last night we went to the Griffith Observatory. It was a much bigger trip than I had planned, but a very good family activity. We arrived around 6:00, which turned out to be very busy, we had to park way down the hill and hike up. However, 6:00 was a good time to arrive. We were able to walk around the parapet in daylight and take in the surrounding view of the Los Angeles area.
Then we spent some time in the museum seeing interactive exhibits on the relationship between the sun, the earth and the moon, and the importance of light, from infared to tesla coils. We went outside to watch the sun set over the hills, then went downstairs to see the BIG PICTURE, an area dedicated to our solar system. 
By then it was quite dark, creating a vastly different view of the Los Angeles Basin. It also opened the telescope. We were able to view Saturn from the large telescope. It was a really fun family trip to the museum. We might even go back sometime.
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