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Skywatching: Views from The Durham
The Durham Hotel 315 E. Chapel Hill St, Durham, North Carolina, United StatesJoin us on the roof of The Durham Hotel for a series of telescopic stargazing nights. Stop by for guided constellation tours, educational activities, all while enjoying music from DJ Mic Check. This event is free and open to the public. All ages are welcome.
Dynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarth, Moon and Sun
GSK Fulldome TheaterStar Families: Fall Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
GSK Fulldome TheaterFrom Earth to the Universe
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterAstronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
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Teen Science Cafe | Why every scientist needs to know how to code
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesJoin us for a discussion about the importance of data science not just as a concentration, but as a skill every scientist and engineer needs to develop. Participants will explore couple of questions using real data downloaded directly from NASA and other sources live on the planetarium dome. About our speaker: By day Tony Rice is a Read more...
Earth, Moon and Sun
GSK Fulldome TheaterCosmic Colors
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
GSK Fulldome TheaterFrom Earth to the Universe
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterAstronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterYoga Under The Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarth, Moon and Sun
GSK Fulldome TheaterGalileo: The Power of the Telescope
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
GSK Fulldome TheaterFrom Earth to the Universe
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterAstronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterScare-olina Skies: Family Edition
GSK Fulldome TheaterScare-olina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterYoga Under The Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarth, Moon and Sun
GSK Fulldome TheaterStar Families: Native American Sky Stories
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
GSK Fulldome TheaterFrom Earth to the Universe
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterAstronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterYoga Under The Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome Theater
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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 skywatching event at Little River Regional Park (weather permitting). Morehead educators and CHAOS members (from Chapel Hill Astronomical & Observational Society) will bring telescopes and Read more...
[CANCELED] STEM/Nova Astronomy Workshop – Cub Scouts
Morehead PlanetariumEarth, Moon and Sun
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
GSK Fulldome TheaterFrom Earth to the Universe
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterAstronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterYoga Under The Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
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Teen Science Cafe | Back to the Geosphere: Impacts of CO2 Sequestration Underground
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesGeological carbon sequestration involves capturing atmospheric CO2, condensing it into liquid form, and pumping it into deep underground aquifers. Scientists have been exploring the environmental impacts of carbon sequestration, including changes to groundwater geochemistry, subsurface microbial community composition, and the potential for fracturing and escape of CO2 back into the atmosphere. I’ll give an overview Read more...
Astronomy Merit Badge Workshop – Boy Scouts
Morehead PlanetariumEarth, Moon and Sun
GSK Fulldome TheaterCosmic Colors
GSK Fulldome TheaterEarthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
GSK Fulldome TheaterFrom Earth to the Universe
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterAstronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterDynamic Earth
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterMagic Tree House Space Mission
GSK Fulldome TheaterGalileo: The Power of the Telescope
GSK Fulldome TheaterWe Are Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterThe Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterSolar System Odyssey
GSK Fulldome TheaterThe Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterMagic Tree House Space Mission
GSK Fulldome TheaterTake Flight
GSK Fulldome TheaterWe Are Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterThe Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterSolar System Odyssey
GSK Fulldome TheaterThe Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome Theater
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UNC Research Spotlight with Tamlin Pavelsky: The NASA SWOT Mission
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesNASA’s Surface Water and Ocean Topography Satellite: A New Eye in the Sky for Earth’s Water Water is perhaps the single most important resource for humans and naturals systems. In the form of floods, it also drives the most destructive category of natural disasters worldwide. Despite its clear importance, there is a huge amount we Read more...
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Earth, Moon and Sun
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Teen Science Cafe: From the Rainforest to the UN: How Science Informs Climate Change Policy
Morehead Planetarium Fulldome Theater 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United StatesProfessor Angel Hsu found herself in the lowland jungles of Costa Rica while studying abroad the summer after her freshman year at Wake Forest University, experiencing the beauty of glass tree frogs and sound of howler monkeys, but wondering, “What good is the science I'm discovering, if global warming and deforestation eventually lead to the demise of Read more...
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Magic Tree House Space Mission
GSK Fulldome TheaterStar Families: Be an Astronaut
GSK Fulldome TheaterWe Are Stars
GSK Fulldome TheaterThe Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome TheaterSolar System Odyssey
GSK Fulldome TheaterThe Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
GSK Fulldome TheaterCarolina Skies
GSK Fulldome Theater
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Skywatching: Geminid Showers
Little River Regional Park 301 Little River Park Way, Rougemont, North Carolina, United StatesOne of the best meteor showers of the year – the Geminid meteor shower — will next peak on Tuesday, December 13, 2022. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Little River Regional park will host a free skywatching event. Learn about meteors and more! For example, did you know meteors, sometimes misleadingly called “shooting stars,” Read more...