In a city of stars, Los Angeles astronomy club makes sure to keep looking up
LOS ANGELES — While Los Angeles is home to the biggest stars in the world, a monthly get-together is proving that the city’s rich and famous have nothing on the universe.
LOS ANGELES — While Los Angeles is home to the biggest stars in the world, a monthly get-together is proving that the city’s rich and famous have nothing on the universe.
The Silverlake Star Party, hosted by the Los Angeles Astronomical Society, started with just a few telescopes in the middle of the city. But it has grown into a hip, evening hangout, where members gather montly and invite hundreds of strangers to look through their personal telescopes.
“It’s unbelievable, it’s very beautiful,” said member Bobby Cabbagestalk. “The wonderment, the excitement, the surprise of seeing Saturn for the first time, Jupiter for the first time, Orion’s nebula for the first time. It touches you in a way that you don’t really expect, and it kind of just puts things in perspective.”
A child looks through a telescope during an outdoor astronomy club event in Los Angeles, on April 18, 2025.NBC NewsThe society hopes to get people interested in the universe. And while stargazing in the middle of the city may no seem like the ideal place to see the stars, the society members make it work.
“In a busy, dense, light, polluted area, there’s always something in the sky to look at. There’s always an opportunity to make a connection with the universe,” Cabbagestalk said.
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