Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2020-11-21 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-14 10:00 - 12:00, 2020-11-07 10:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | GSK Fulldome Theater

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
2020-11-20 17:00 - 19:00, 2020-11-14 16:00 - 18:00, 2020-11-13 17:00 - 19:00, 2020-11-07 16:00 - 18:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Phantom of the Universe
2020-11-20 15:00 - 17:00, 2020-11-13 15:00 - 17:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
2020-11-20 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-14 12:00 - 14:00, 2020-11-13 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-07 12:00 - 14:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronomy Avenue Middle and High School Nov 17
2020-11-17 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Program Session
Virtual STEMville!

Carolina Skies
2020-11-15 15:00 - 17:00, 2020-11-08 15:00 - 17:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

We Are Stars
2020-11-15 13:00 - 15:00, 2020-11-08 13:00 - 15:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

The Sun: Our Living Star
2020-11-14 14:00 - 16:00, 2020-11-07 14:00 - 16:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Teen Science Cafe: Using Plastics to Combat Climate Change
2020-11-13 16:45 - 18:00
Join us for this Teen Science Cafe with Jeromy Rech; we will discuss creating new types of plastics including those that can conduct electricity and be used in solar panels. We will also have a virtual lab tour to see where some of this chemistry is done. Finally, we’ll look at some applications of these plastics including flexible solar panels, foldable smart phones, solar powered greenhouses, and more!

About the Speaker: Jeromy is currently a fifth-year chemistry graduate student in Wei You’s lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a polymer chemist, he designs new types of plastics which are used to make semi-transparent and flexible solar panels. Outside of the lab, Jeromy is also a chemistry professor at Durham Technical Community College and a robotics referee for FIRST Robotics.

*Please Note: This event is free but pre-registration is required.

Experiment Expressway Middle and High School Nov 10
2020-11-10 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual Program Session

Astronomy Avenue Elementary School Nov 3
2020-11-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Program Session

Experiment Expressway Elementary School Nov 3
2020-11-03 10:30 - 11:30 | Virtual Program Session

Scientist Block Party Middle School Nov 3
2020-11-03 09:00 - 10:00 | Virtual Program Session

Astronomy Avenue Middle and High School Oct 27
2020-10-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Virtual Program Session

Teen Science Cafe | Here They Be Dragons
2020-10-09 16:45 - 17:45
Join us for a scientific look at humanity’s most famous mythological beast! We’ll look into the taxonomy of dragons, and watch Draco slither across the sky. To cap it off, we will have fire demonstrations!

Speakers include Morehead Educators: Amy Sayle, Nick Eakes, Daniel Wheeler, Wayne Capps

Please Note: Participants need to register for this Virtual Teen Science Cafe.

MAH | Fall 2020 Skies
2020-09-29 10:00 - 10:30
We’ll tour the fall sky as it appears from North Carolina and discover why fall 2020 will be an especially good time to view Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Make sure you check out the star chart for October and November here.

*Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until 10:00 a.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it, please reload the page at 10:00 a.m. and try again.

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night
2020-09-26 20:10 - 20:40
Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night on Saturday, September 26, 2020, by learning Moon science and stories and discovering the best phases for observing the Moon (spoiler alert: not full moon). This event is a part of a Cape Fear Museum program.

MAH | International Observe the Moon Night
2020-09-22 10:00 - 10:30
Get ready for International Observe the Moon Night this coming Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, by learning Moon science and stories and discovering the best phases for observing the Moon (spoiler alert: not full moon).

*Please Note: Registration is not required. The Zoom link will not be live until 10:00 a.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it, please reload the page at 10:00 a.m. and try again.
