Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

The Longest Night: A Winter’s Tale
2022-01-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-01-08 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-19 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-12 15:00 - 16:00, 2021-12-11 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | GSK Fulldome Theater

Astronaut
2022-01-15 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-01-08 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-18 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-11 13:30 - 14:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Take Flight
2022-01-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-12-18 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2022-01-15 10:30 - 11:30, 2022-01-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-18 10:30 - 11:30, 2021-12-11 10:30 - 11:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Teen Science Cafe | Webb Space Telescope
2022-01-14 17:30 - 19:15 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center Science Stage, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Artist concept of the James Webb Space Telescope. Photo credit: NASA

Come learn more about the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope Telescope from Tony Rice, NASA/JPL Ambassador. We’ll discuss what has happened with the mission so far, what is coming next, and why this successor to the Hubble Space Telescope is being launched to a point 1 million miles from Earth. We’ll also talk a bit about UNC Alum and Oxford, NC native James Webb and why he was selected for the rare naming honor.

Speaker Bio: Tony Rice is a data scientist in RTP and volunteer in the NASA/JPL Ambassador program. He contributes on space topics to WRAL in Raleigh and the new Fox Weather channel.

From Earth to the Universe
2022-01-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-19 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-12 16:30 - 17:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Carolina Skies
2022-01-09 13:30 - 14:30, 2022-01-08 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-19 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-18 16:30 - 17:30, 2021-12-12 13:30 - 14:30, 2021-12-11 16:30 - 17:30 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Dynamic Earth
2022-01-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2021-12-11 12:00 - 13:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

Solar Skywatching at Kidzu Children's Museum
2021-12-18 11:00 - 13:00
Join us at Kidzu Children’s Museum on Saturday 12/18 for safe solar observing as part of their James Webb Space Telescope Launch Party community event.

We’ll be set up in the parking lot at University Place in Chapel Hill, near the mall entrance by Alfredo’s Pizza. The mall address is 201 S. Estes Dr, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.

Solar observing will be available from 11AM – 1PM, and will be free – no registration required. Come by and explore the Sun with us!

The community event at Kidzu is also free but does require registration. You can register for their event here and learn more on their website.
