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This event is in the past.It took place on April 10, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory 1
Walking Tour
Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory 2
Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory 3
Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory 4
Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory 5

Watcher of the Sky: Making and Remaking the Detroit Observatory

Old Fourth Ward

Step inside one of the oldest observatories in North America to explore 170 years of astronomical discovery through an exhibition tracing the building's journey from research powerhouse to near-ruin to preservation.

Historic observatory tours
Free admission
Student-led exhibition
Victorian-era telescope

Tips

đź”­Friday night viewings through the historic telescope
đź“…no viewings in August

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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