This event is in the past.It took place on July 24, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Telescope Observing
July 24 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"a truly magnificent collection!"
🌙Viewing through the 17ft Fitz Refractor
🌧️Building stays open even if skies don't cooperate
Peer through a 17-foot Victorian telescope at the actual cosmos. The 1857 Fitz Refractor and modern instruments bring Saturn's rings and lunar craters into startling focus, rain or shine.
Historic science site
Free Friday nights
Family-friendly
Knowledgeable docents
Telescope Observing
July 24 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"a truly magnificent collection!"
🌙Viewing through the 17ft Fitz Refractor
🌧️Building stays open even if skies don't cooperate
Peer through a 17-foot Victorian telescope at the actual cosmos. The 1857 Fitz Refractor and modern instruments bring Saturn's rings and lunar craters into startling focus, rain or shine.
Historic science site
Free Friday nights
Family-friendly
Knowledgeable docents