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This event is in the past.It took place on September 25, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

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Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor

🏛️Second oldest building on UM campus
⏰Arrive early, last entry 30 min before close

Peer through the same 1857 Fitz telescope that helped put American astronomy on the map. Student docents guide you through the night sky, or the building itself if clouds roll in.

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1857 Fitz telescope
free Friday night
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