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🔭"one of the oldest telescopes in North America"
🎓"student docents were knowledgeable and friendly"
🌧️Open for exploration even if clouds block the view

Peer through the 1857 Fitz telescope at this historic hilltop observatory. Free Friday nights offer celestial views and a look at the second oldest building on campus.

Historic 1857 telescope
Free admission
Student docents
Second oldest U-M building

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  • Historic 1857 telescope
  • Free admission
  • Student docents
  • Second oldest U-M building
  • Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor
  • Old Fourth Ward
  • Ann Arbor

Coming up at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

Eat & drink nearby

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  • 1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    1824 Cocktails & Coffee

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    Late-night craft cocktails