Fill the Ranks: The Civil War and the University of Michigan
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Civil War university history exhibition
This event is in the past.It took place on June 19, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Themed Tour
Telescope Observing
June 19 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"must visit if you're into history or astronomy"
🏛️Explore the building even if skies are cloudy
⏰Arrive 30 min before close
Peer through the 1857 Fitz telescope at distant galaxies and lunar craters during free Friday night viewings at this Victorian-era observatory. Even cloudy skies won't spoil the evening: explore the historic building and chat with knowledgeable guides about 19th-century astronomy.
historic observatory
free admission
Victorian-era telescope
family-friendly
Themed Tour
Telescope Observing
June 19 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"must visit if you're into history or astronomy"
🏛️Explore the building even if skies are cloudy
⏰Arrive 30 min before close
Peer through the 1857 Fitz telescope at distant galaxies and lunar craters during free Friday night viewings at this Victorian-era observatory. Even cloudy skies won't spoil the evening: explore the historic building and chat with knowledgeable guides about 19th-century astronomy.
historic observatory
free admission
Victorian-era telescope
family-friendly
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- historic observatory
- free admission
- Victorian-era telescope
- family-friendly
- Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
- Old Fourth Ward
- Ann Arbor
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