Walking Tour: Invisible to Indispensable: Black Legacies at Michigan
Fri Nov 6, 6pm
Student-led campus history walk
This event is in the past.It took place on June 27, 2026 at Judy & Stanley Frankel Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Themed Tour
Telescope Observing
June 27 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭The 1857 Fitz is 17 feet long
🌙Indoor exhibits open even if cloudy
⏰Arrive 30 min before closing
Peer through one of North America's oldest working telescopes, a 17-foot Victorian refractor from 1857. The Detroit Observatory opens its dome for free night-sky viewing, with friendly guides and historic exhibits to explore even if clouds roll in.
historic observatory
free admission
Victorian telescope
night sky viewing
Themed Tour
Telescope Observing
June 27 at 9pm
Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor
🔭The 1857 Fitz is 17 feet long
🌙Indoor exhibits open even if cloudy
⏰Arrive 30 min before closing
Peer through one of North America's oldest working telescopes, a 17-foot Victorian refractor from 1857. The Detroit Observatory opens its dome for free night-sky viewing, with friendly guides and historic exhibits to explore even if clouds roll in.
historic observatory
free admission
Victorian telescope
night sky viewing
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