Parking Lot Update

Until further notice, weekday visitors must pay using ParkMobile (Zone Code 4468) or the Pay Station near our iguana. For more info, go to our Plan A Visit page.

MAH | Supernova!

Massive stars end their lives with a bang! We’ll discuss what a supernova is, show you an easy demo you can do using materials in your own home, and teach you to identify stars that will eventually go supernova. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until 10:00 a.m. Read more...

MAH | Early July Carolina Skies

We’ll tour the early July sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and stars you can see from outside your own home on the next clear night. Make sure you check out the star chart for this month. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will Read more...

MAH | Late July Carolina Skies

We’ll tour the late July sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and stars you can see from outside your own home on the next clear night. Make sure you check out the star chart for this month. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will Read more...

MAH | August Carolina Skies

We’ll tour the August sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and stars you can see from outside your own home on the next clear night. Be sure to download the August and September Carolina Skies Star Map here. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link Read more...

MAH | September Carolina Skies

We’ll tour the September sky as it appears from North Carolina and show you how to identify planets and stars you can see from outside your own home on the next clear night. Make sure you check out the star chart for this month. *Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not Read more...

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[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, all in one evening. This year's event will be ALL OUTDOORS. This event is free, but pre-registration is required and the event is limited to Read more...

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Skywatching: Statewide Star Party at Chapel Hill Public Library

Chapel Hill Public Library 100 Library Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Are 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 Statewide Star Party!  Chapel Hill Public Library will once again host an in-person Star Party on Friday, April 8, 2022, from 4-7 p.m.  We will Read more...

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[CANCELED] Skywatching: Dix Park – Total Lunar Eclipse

Dix Park 1010 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join 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 telescopes, facilitated by Morehead staff and dedicated volunteers, at a variety of objects in the sky including Jupiter and Saturn. To set the stargazing mood, Read more...

Teen Science Cafe: Our Vanishing Night

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

OUR VANISHING NIGHT  For generations, everyone experienced the breathtaking beauty of an unspoiled night sky, with views into our universe of thousands of stars and the Milky Way. In this program, you’ll discover how light pollution affects our view of the night sky, find out how to participate in a worldwide citizen-science campaign to document Read more...

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Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower at Dix Park

Dix Park 1010 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join staff and volunteers from the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center and Raleigh Astronomy Club to view the Perseid Meteor Shower at Dix Park. To set the stargazing mood, the Triangle Sax Ensemble will be playing some tunes! Look through telescopes, facilitated by Morehead staff and dedicated volunteers, at the eclipse and other objects in Read more...

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