Outgoing

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 1
Themed Tour
Saturday Open House 2
Saturday Open House 3
Saturday Open House 4
Saturday Open House 5

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

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

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