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Telescope Observing

At Detroit Observatory

Old Fourth Ward, Ann Arbor

Visitors note that staff and student docents are friendly and knowledgeable.
The observatory remains open for exploration even if weather prevents outdoor telescope viewing.

An 1857 Fitz telescope and a collection of modern instruments scan the night sky during this open session at the Detroit Observatory, where visitors explore the building and celestial objects when the weather permits.

Friday, November 13, 8:00 PM

Free

What are you into?

  • 1857 Fitz telescope
  • Modern instrument collection
  • Free admission session
  • Historic observatory building
  • Detroit Observatory
  • Old Fourth Ward
  • Ann Arbor

Coming up at Detroit Observatory

  • Fill the Ranks: The Civil War and the University of Michigan

    Fill the Ranks: The Civil War and the University of Michigan

    Fri Nov 6, 12pm

    Civil War university exhibition

  • Walking Tour: Invisible to Indispensable: Black Legacies at Michigan

    Walking Tour: Invisible to Indispensable: Black Legacies at Michigan

    Fri Nov 6, 6pm

    Student-led campus history walk

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    Telescope Observing

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    Historic stargazing nights

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    Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley

    Thu, Nov 5 · 5:30 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Penny Stamps Speaker Series

  • Queer Art Showcase

    Queer Art Showcase

    Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Student art showcase

  • Out of the Ordinary: the work of John Ronan Architects

    Out of the Ordinary: the work of John Ronan Architects

    Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    John Ronan Architects exhibition

  • Webster MFA Reading Series: Amogha and Lily Zhou

    Webster MFA Reading Series: Amogha and Lily Zhou

    Fri, Nov 6 · 7:00 PM

    Burns Park

    Emerging poetry and prose

  • Lecture Series – The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? Gershwin Edition

    Lecture Series – The Great American Songbook: What Makes it Great? Gershwin Edition

    Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 PM

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    Gershwin songbook lecture

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    Telescope Observing

    Fri, Nov 6 · 8:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Historic stargazing nights

  • Author Panel Discussion: A Love Letter to Black Romance

    Author Panel Discussion: A Love Letter to Black Romance

    Sun, Nov 8 · 1:00 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Black romance author panel

  • Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife

    Andrea Gibson's Love Letter From The Afterlife

    Sun, Nov 8 · 7:30 PM

    Old Fourth Ward

    Poetry performance art

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Eat & drink nearby

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  • Iggy's Eggies

    Iggy's Eggies

    852 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Breakfast sandwiches & hashbrowns

  • Times Square Kitchen

    Times Square Kitchen

    981 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Nyc halal cart classics

  • 1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    1824 Cocktails & Coffee

    984 m away

    Old Fourth Ward

    Late-night craft cocktails