Griffith Park Observatory

My trip to the Griffith Park Observatory was one of the best museum/observatories I feel that I have been to.  Science and Space studies is one of my favorite subjects, so this trip was very exciting and interesting to me.  One of the coolest things about the observatory is they have a lot of items there that are not found anywhere else or have a high significance.  Some examples of that are the Zeiss Refracting Telescope holds the record for most people to ever look through it.  Another interesting exhibit was the one that had all of the telescopes from astronomers like Galileo.  I found it amazing the way telescopes were constructed back then and how far along they have come to now.  Something that some people may not know is that a majority of meteorite strikes are found in California...especially in the Mojave Desert.  A lot of the stuff there would not be possible if it wasn't for our start in Space Exploration in the 1950's.  The Soviet Union sparked a competition that lead us to be where we are today, especially putting a man on the moon.  Space Exploration has really become something we take pride in and continue to spend large amounts of money on to continue learning about something that can go on forever.  I really enjoyed my trip as I learned more about the solar system, the way it works, and all of the content involved in making it.