This event is in the past.It took place on April 24, 2026 at Chabot Space & Science Center.
Educational TalkEducational TalkPiedmont Pines, Oakland
🔭"the original telescope here is over 140 years old and it still works!"
🌲Dress warm, redwood hills get chilly at night
🌙Arrive early for best parking and shorter lines
Peer through telescopes older than your great-great-grandparents at this free evening of stargazing in the Oakland hills. The historic 8-inch refractor and other instruments bring Saturn's rings and distant galaxies into sharp focus.
Family-friendly stargazing
Free evening event
Historic scientific instruments
Redwood hilltop setting
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Educational TalkEducational TalkPiedmont Pines, Oakland
🔭"the original telescope here is over 140 years old and it still works!"
🌲Dress warm, redwood hills get chilly at night
🌙Arrive early for best parking and shorter lines
Peer through telescopes older than your great-great-grandparents at this free evening of stargazing in the Oakland hills. The historic 8-inch refractor and other instruments bring Saturn's rings and distant galaxies into sharp focus.
Family-friendly stargazing
Free evening event
Historic scientific instruments
Redwood hilltop setting