Experience history and astronomy at the Detroit Observatory! We are excited to start off Astronomy night with a feature talk from U-M Astronomy Professor Emily Rauscher called Weird and Wacky Weather on Extrasolar Worlds.

Many of the exoplanets that have been found orbiting around nearby stars have atmospheres completely unlike any in our Solar System. The most extreme examples have supersonic winds, clouds made of mineral and metallic dust, and even electrical currents flowing through the gas. Prof. Rauscher will discuss how we learn about these extreme examples of weather, from both observations and computer models.

Talk begins at 8PM and will be followed by tours at 8:30PM through the historic Detroit Observatory and, if weather permits, night sky observing through the historic Fitz Telescope.

You may purchase a ticket for either the talk plus telescope observing or just for telescope observing.