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This event is in the past.It took place on April 17, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory

At Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

Old Fourth Ward

Step inside one of North America's oldest working observatories and trace 170 years of astronomical discovery. The exhibit chronicles how this Victorian-era telescope put U-M on the research map, then nearly vanished before being saved.

Historic astronomy center
Free admission
Student-curated exhibition
170-year legacy

Tips

🔭Friday evening viewings through the historic telescope
🌙"viewing the moon through the Victorian telescope is very enriching"

Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

1398 E Ann St, entrance on, Observatory St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

+1 734-763-2230

events.umich.edu

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Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory - Outgoing