Astronomy Night
Astronomy Night
Fri, Feb 10, 8:00 PM
Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor • Ann Arbor, MI
Free
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Seeing in Depth: Henry Fitz
The Detroit Observatory takes a closer look at the origins of its historic Fitz refractor and the person who made it possible.
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Detroit Observatory at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor 1398 East Ann Street Entrance on Observatory St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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165 years ago the Detroit Observatory received its historic refractor telescope. Handmade by Henry Fitz in New York, it was the third largest refractor telescope in the world. Its lens captured the light of countless stars and asteroids, helping astronomers explore a universe that we were only beginning to understand.
Join the Detroit Observatory for a closer look at the origins of its historic refractor and the person who made it possible. Program begins at 8PM and includes unique tours of the observatory, along with telescope observing through the historic refractor. Telescope observing is weather dependent.