This event is in the past.It took place on January 24, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.




Saturday Open House
Old Fourth Ward
Step inside one of North America's oldest observatories to peer through a 19th-century telescope and explore hands-on astronomy exhibits. Solar telescope viewings bring the sun into focus when skies cooperate.
Historic observatory
Family-friendly
Hands-on science
Free admission
Saturday Open House




Step inside one of North America's oldest observatories to peer through a 19th-century telescope and explore hands-on astronomy exhibits. Solar telescope viewings bring the sun into focus when skies cooperate.
Historic observatory
Family-friendly
Hands-on science
Free admission
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