U of M Detroit Observatory

Activities at the Detroit Observatory

OPEN HOUSES
On select dates (usually twice a month) the Observatory is open for the public tours.
The Detroit Observatory will be open for tours on the following dates.

Sunday, March 07 - 1-4pm
Saturday, March 20 - 1-4pm
Saturday, April 10 - 1-4pm
Sunday, April 25 - 1-4pm
Saturday, May 01 - 1-4pm
Sunday, May 23 - 1-4pm
Saturday, June 12 - 1-4pm
Sunday, June 27 - 1-4pm

SPECIAL FUNCTIONS & EVENTS
The Observatory and its museum is available for guided tours, which can be made by special arrangement.

The Observatory occasionally permits small groups to use its meeting room for meetings.  The meeting room includes wireless access and a large projection screen.

LOCAL ASTRONOMY ACTIVITIES
The historic 1857 refracting telescope is available for classroom instruction.  At present, however, the Observatory's dome is not rotating properly, which renders the telescope unusable.  Numerous attempts to repair the dome have as yet been unsuccessful.