Telescope Viewing
June 12
Peer through powerful telescopes at planets, stars, and galaxies every Friday and Saturday night—completely free, weather permitting. Set in the Oakland hills, it's stargazing made accessible.
Photography Exhibition
Photography ExhibitionChabot Space & Science Center
Piedmont Pines
Peer through century-old telescopes 1,500 feet above the Bay at this hands-on science center where planetarium shows and interactive exhibits turn stargazing into pure wonder.
historic telescopes
interactive exhibits
planetarium shows
family-friendly
Tips
✨"truly connected to the wonders of space"
🔭Leah (1883), Rachel (1916), and Nellie (2003) telescopes
🌙First Friday Nights: themed evenings with telescope access
Upcoming at Chabot Space & Science Center
Friday, Jun 12
Introduction to Fabrication Shop | Session 1
June 12 at 9:30am
Spend four days getting your hands dirty in a professional fabrication shop, learning to wield basic hand tools and computer drafting software like a museum exhibit builder. You'll walk away with serious skills and the know-how to bring ambitious creative projects to life.
Free Telescope Viewings
June 12 at 7:30pm
Peer through telescopes older than your great-grandparents at this free Friday and Saturday night stargazing session. Three historic instruments, including 1883's Leah and 2003's Nellie, bring planets and distant galaxies shockingly close from 1,500 feet above the Bay.
Chabot Space & Science Center
Piedmont PinesOpen
Photography ExhibitionPhotography ExhibitionPeer through century-old telescopes 1,500 feet above the Bay at this hands-on science center where planetarium shows and interactive exhibits turn stargazing into pure wonder.
historic telescopes
interactive exhibits
planetarium shows
family-friendly
Tips
✨"truly connected to the wonders of space"
🔭Leah (1883), Rachel (1916), and Nellie (2003) telescopes
🌙First Friday Nights: themed evenings with telescope access
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Upcoming at Chabot Space & Science Center
Friday, Jun 12
Telescope Viewing
June 12
Peer through powerful telescopes at planets, stars, and galaxies every Friday and Saturday night—completely free, weather permitting. Set in the Oakland hills, it's stargazing made accessible.
Introduction to Fabrication Shop | Session 1
June 12 at 9:30am
Spend four days getting your hands dirty in a professional fabrication shop, learning to wield basic hand tools and computer drafting software like a museum exhibit builder. You'll walk away with serious skills and the know-how to bring ambitious creative projects to life.
Free Telescope Viewings
June 12 at 7:30pm
Peer through telescopes older than your great-grandparents at this free Friday and Saturday night stargazing session. Three historic instruments, including 1883's Leah and 2003's Nellie, bring planets and distant galaxies shockingly close from 1,500 feet above the Bay.