MAH | Skywatching: May Carolina Skies
We’ll tour the May sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and stars that you can see from outside your own home on Read more...
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MAH | Skywatching: See the International Space Station
Find out what the International Space Station is, who’s currently living on it, and how YOU can see the space station fly over tonight (May 14). *Please Note: Registration is Read more...
MAH | Skywatching: Pluto
Where is Pluto in our sky? How was Pluto discovered? Why did it get booted from the planet club? We’ll hitch a virtual ride on NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft to Read more...
MAH | Skywatching: The Sky is a Time Machine
The sky is a time machine! The deeper you look into space, the farther back in time you see. Explore the scale of our universe, and find out just how Read more...
MAH | Skywatching: Greek Myths & the Spring Sky
We’ll combine science and storytelling and learn to find some of the constellations in the current night sky that are associated with Greek myths. You’ll hear how the bears Ursa Read more...
MAH | Skywatching: Training astronauts in North Carolina
NASA astronauts are headed to the International Space Station today in the first launch of humans from U.S. soil in nearly a decade. Michael Neece (aka Meteor Mike) will explain Read more...
[SOLD OUT] Skywatching | Stagville Under the Stars
Join us with friends at Historic Stagville for outdoor stargazing and storytelling. Join Historic Stagville and Morehead Planetarium & Science Center for Stagville Under the Stars! Storytelling, science, and stargazing, Read more...
Skywatching: Statewide Star Party at Chapel Hill Public Library
Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesAre you stoked about stars? Mystified by the moon? Would you like to get better acquainted with a telescope? If your answer is "yes", then join us for the tenth annual Read more...
[CANCELED] Skywatching: Dix Park – Total Lunar Eclipse
Dix Park 1010 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC, United StatesJoin staff and volunteers from the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society (CHAOS), and Raleigh Astronomy Club (RAC) for skywatching at Dix Park. Look through Read more...
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[POSTPONED] Skywatching: Little River Regional Park
Due to expected rainy weather conditions, this event has been postponed. Please join us for December's Skywatching: Geminid Meteor Showers. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center invites you to a free Read more...