This event is in the past.It took place on May 15, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Themed Tour
Telescope Observing
May 15 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"viewing the moon through the Victorian telescope is a very enriching experience"
☁️Building stays open even if weather blocks viewing
🕘Arrive before 8:30pm — last entry 30 min before close
Peer through the 1857 Fitz telescope, one of the oldest working refractors in the country, for a humbling glimpse of the cosmos. Even cloudy nights reward visitors with Victorian architecture and enthusiastic guides happy to share its history.
Victorian-era observatory
Free admission
Working antique telescope
University history
Themed TourTelescope Observing
May 15 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"viewing the moon through the Victorian telescope is a very enriching experience"
☁️Building stays open even if weather blocks viewing
🕘Arrive before 8:30pm — last entry 30 min before close
Peer through the 1857 Fitz telescope, one of the oldest working refractors in the country, for a humbling glimpse of the cosmos. Even cloudy nights reward visitors with Victorian architecture and enthusiastic guides happy to share its history.
Victorian-era observatory
Free admission
Working antique telescope
University history