Every Friday night throughout the year, the public is invited to embark on a long journey. In the blink of an eye, guests are transported from Northwestern's Evanston campus to the depths of our solar system and beyond. It all takes place at the Dearborn Observatory... a place where Northwestern students teach us all about the stars!
The Dearborn Observatory is an astronomical observatory located on the Evanston campus of Northwestern University. The cornerstone for the building was laid on on June 21, 1888, and the dedication took place on June 19, 1889. In the summer of 1939, Dearborn Observatory had to be moved to make way for the construction of the Technological Institute. Read more