This event is in the past.It took place on May 22, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.


Telescope Observing
May 22 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
👋"very knowledgeable and friendly guides"
🔭"viewing the moon through the Victorian telescope is a very enriching experience"
☁️Building stays open even if weather blocks viewing
Peer through one of North America's oldest working telescopes at the Detroit Observatory's free Friday night sessions. Even cloudy skies can't dim this Victorian-era beauty: the historic building stays open for exploration.
Historic building
Free admission
Victorian architecture
Astronomy night


Telescope Observing
May 22 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
👋"very knowledgeable and friendly guides"
🔭"viewing the moon through the Victorian telescope is a very enriching experience"
☁️Building stays open even if weather blocks viewing
Peer through one of North America's oldest working telescopes at the Detroit Observatory's free Friday night sessions. Even cloudy skies can't dim this Victorian-era beauty: the historic building stays open for exploration.
Historic building
Free admission
Victorian architecture
Astronomy night