How do you build a 40-foot-long portable telescopic camera, and what can you do with it? How did U-M’s first African American PhD astronomer pursue his effort to solve the “painfully absurd” mystery of what makes the stars shine? Where was William Fletcher — one of the first U-M Regents and the first Michigan Supreme Court chief justice — buried and why did no one know for a hundred years?

The Detroit Observatory is excited to host our first History Roundtable! The roundtable will feature presentations by three of our student docents, Eva Chavez, Sophia Grant, and Bennett Walling. Join us for discussion of topics like those above, and learn about our student docent program and the range of activities that our docents undertake.

Refreshments will be provided.

As with all of our events, the Observatory will be open for tours following the panel discussion, with observing if weather permits.