Fill the Ranks: The Civil War and the University of Michigan
Thu Oct 29, 12pm
Civil War university history exhibition
This event is in the past.It took place on October 23, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Telescope Observing
October 23 at 8pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"one of the oldest telescopes in North America"
🌧️Cloudy night? "student docents were knowledgeable and friendly"
🚶Just drop in, no registration needed
Peer through an 1857 Fitz telescope that's still scanning the skies. This free Friday night session pairs the antique refractor with modern instruments, and the historic observatory stays open for exploring even if clouds crash the party.
Historic landmark
Free admission
Antique telescope
Astronomy lovers
Telescope Observing
October 23 at 8pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭"one of the oldest telescopes in North America"
🌧️Cloudy night? "student docents were knowledgeable and friendly"
🚶Just drop in, no registration needed
Peer through an 1857 Fitz telescope that's still scanning the skies. This free Friday night session pairs the antique refractor with modern instruments, and the historic observatory stays open for exploring even if clouds crash the party.
Historic landmark
Free admission
Antique telescope
Astronomy lovers
Matches these interests
- Historic landmark
- Free admission
- Antique telescope
- Astronomy lovers
- 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
Walking Tour: Invisible to Indispensable: Black Legacies at Michigan
Fri Nov 6, 6pm
Student-led campus history walk
Telescope Observing
Fri Nov 6, 8pm
Historic stargazing nights
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