Educational Talk
Educational TalkAsteroids Over Ann Arbor
June 26 at 7pm
Old Fourth Ward
Peer through a 170-year-old telescope that discovered two dozen asteroids. This evening at the Detroit Observatory explores 19th-century astronomer James Watson's planetary race, then turns the historic Fitz Refractor skyward for live stargazing.
Victorian-era observatory
19th-century astronomy
live telescope viewing
science history
Tips
🔭the 17ft Fitz Refractor dates to 1854
🪨Watson discovered 22 asteroids in the 1870s
☁️sky viewing is weather dependent
Friday, June 26, 7:00 PM
Asteroids Over Ann Arbor
June 26 at 7pm
Educational TalkEducational TalkPeer through a 170-year-old telescope that discovered two dozen asteroids. This evening at the Detroit Observatory explores 19th-century astronomer James Watson's planetary race, then turns the historic Fitz Refractor skyward for live stargazing.
Victorian-era observatory
19th-century astronomy
live telescope viewing
science history
Tips
🔭the 17ft Fitz Refractor dates to 1854
🪨Watson discovered 22 asteroids in the 1870s
☁️sky viewing is weather dependent
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