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Mitchel Telescope 180th Celebration at the Cincinnati Observatory

Name: Mitchel Telescope 180th Celebration at the Cincinnati Observatory
Start: 2025-04-12T19:00
End: 2025-04-12T22:00
Location: Cincinnati Observatory

Apr. 12, 2025 7:00PM - 10:00PM

Cincinnati Observatory - Cincinnati, OH

$10 - $25

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Mitchel Telescope 180th Celebration at the Cincinnati Observatory

Festival Details - "Mitchel Telescope 180th Celebration at the Cincinnati Observatory"...

Start: Saturday, April 12, 2025 7:00PM
End: Saturday, April 12, 2025 10:00PM

Join us at the observatory to celebrate this historic instrument and our founder, Ormsby Mitchel. The event will include two featured presentations - Phil Shoemaker will discuss Mitchel’s role in the procurement of the telescope, while John Briggs will describe how the 1845 refractor compared to other telescopes of the era. Observatory staff members will also be available in period accurate clothing to take guests back to the early days of astronomy in Cincinnati. Honoring Mitchel’s original fundraising for the telescope at $25 a share, guests that pay the commemorative admission price will receive an exclusive, limited edition lapel pin depicting the Mitchel telescope. Tickets - $25 per person Commemorative Admission/$15 per person General Admission

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Cincinnati Observatory
3489 Observatory Place
Cincinnati, OH 45208
United States
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