This event is in the past.It took place on May 23, 2026 at Chabot Space & Science Center.





Piedmont Pines, Oakland
🔭Check weather before you go — viewing depends on clear skies
🚪Enter through the back gate near lower parking
📅Leah (1883) and Rachel (1916) are the historic stars
Gaze at planets and stars through Chabot's historic telescopes, including Leah (1883) and Rachel (1916), from an observatory deck 1,500 feet above the Bay. Weather-dependent and completely free.
Family-friendly
Historic telescopes
Free astronomy event
Hilltop Bay views





Piedmont Pines, Oakland
🔭Check weather before you go — viewing depends on clear skies
🚪Enter through the back gate near lower parking
📅Leah (1883) and Rachel (1916) are the historic stars
Gaze at planets and stars through Chabot's historic telescopes, including Leah (1883) and Rachel (1916), from an observatory deck 1,500 feet above the Bay. Weather-dependent and completely free.
Family-friendly
Historic telescopes
Free astronomy event
Hilltop Bay views