This event is in the past.It took place on January 10, 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 and peer through a 19th-century telescope that still tracks the stars. The mid-1800s building houses original Victorian-era instruments and offers hands-on astronomy activities for all ages.
Historic observatory
Hands-on astronomy
Family-friendly
Victorian science
Tips
☀️solar telescope viewings are weather dependent
🌙Friday evenings feature celestial viewings through the Fitz Refractor
Saturday Open House




Step inside one of North America's oldest observatories and peer through a 19th-century telescope that still tracks the stars. The mid-1800s building houses original Victorian-era instruments and offers hands-on astronomy activities for all ages.
Historic observatory
Hands-on astronomy
Family-friendly
Victorian science
Tips
☀️solar telescope viewings are weather dependent
🌙Friday evenings feature celestial viewings through the Fitz Refractor
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