This event is in the past.It took place on April 11, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Telescope Observing 1
Telescope Observing 2
Telescope Observing 3
Telescope Observing 4
Telescope Observing 5

Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor

🔭"a truly magnificent collection"
🌙Last entry 30 min before close
🎓Second oldest building on campus

Step inside a 19th-century time machine and peer through the 1857 Fitz telescope at distant stars and planets. The friendly guides make the cosmos feel surprisingly close, even on cloudy nights when the building itself becomes the star attraction.

Historic 1857 telescope
Free Friday night
Guided stargazing
Victorian-era building
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