Telescope Observing
July 24 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward
Peer through a 19th-century telescope at the Detroit Observatory's free Friday night sky sessions. The 1857 Fitz refractor and modern instruments bring Saturn's rings and lunar craters into sharp focus, weather permitting.
historic observatory
1857 Fitz telescope
free admission
guided stargazing
Tips
🔭"one of the oldest telescopes in North America"
☁️observatory stays open even if clouds block viewing
Friday, July 24, 9:00 PM
Free
Telescope Observing
July 24 at 9pm
Peer through a 19th-century telescope at the Detroit Observatory's free Friday night sky sessions. The 1857 Fitz refractor and modern instruments bring Saturn's rings and lunar craters into sharp focus, weather permitting.
historic observatory
1857 Fitz telescope
free admission
guided stargazing
Tips
🔭"one of the oldest telescopes in North America"
☁️observatory stays open even if clouds block viewing
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