Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Earthquakes, Volcanoes, and Tsunamis
2020-11-07 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | GSK Fulldome Theater

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

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

Magic Tree House Space Mission
2020-11-07 10:00 - 12:00 | GSK Fulldome Theater

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

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.

MAH | September Carolina Skies
2020-09-15 10:00 - 10:30
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 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.

Teen Science Cafe | Breast Cancer Research
2020-09-11 16:45 - 18:00
Speaker: Dr. Checo Rorie, Associate Professor of Genetics | North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

About Dr. Rorie: Dr. Rorie is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Biology at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. He has a Cancer Genetics and Cell Biology laboratory where he studies breast cancer health disparities. His research is focused on understanding the mechanisms of breast cancer health disparities. He uses cell line models to investigate the role that microRNAs and the environment play in the aggressive behavior of triple negative breast cancer that contributes to disparities.

Join us for the September Virtual Teen Science Cafe to discuss Dr. Rorie’s journey and current research. There will be time to ask questions and to connect with other teens!

*Please Note: The Zoom link will not be live until 4:45 p.m. If you’re having trouble accessing it, please reload the page at 4:45 p.m. and try again.

MAH | Greek Myths and the Summer & Fall Skies
2020-09-08 10:00 - 10:30
We’ll combine science and storytelling and learn to find some of the constellations in the summer and fall night skies that are associated with Greek myths. You’ll hear how Phaethon’s terrible driving of the Sun chariot led to the creation of the Milky Way, how Perseus killed Medusa and rescued Princess Andromeda from a sea monster, and why Queen Cassiopeia is doomed to eternally circle the North Star.

*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.

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MAH | James Webb Space Telescope
2020-09-01 10:00 - 10:30
Explore NASA’s highly anticipated James Webb Space Telescope with Morehead educators by looking into the history of the project and the current plan for the telescope’s launch and operation.

*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.

MAH | Voyager
2020-08-25 10:00 - 10:30
Forty-three years ago, the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft launched from Earth to study the outer solar system. Find out what the Voyager spacecraft have discovered, where they are now, what they’re still discovering today—and what any aliens who come across the spacecraft may learn about us from the Golden Record on board.

*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.

MAH | August Carolina Skies
2020-08-18 10:00 - 10:30
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 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.

MAH | Perseid Meteor Shower
2020-08-11 10:00 - 10:30
The best summertime meteor shower peaks tonight. Find out what a meteor (“shooting star”) is, what one looks like, and how you can view the Perseid meteor shower tonight if the weather permits. Here’s your handy checklist for viewing the 2020 Perseid meteor shower.

*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.

MAH | Spot the Station
2020-08-04 10:00 - 10:30
Two NASA astronauts are expected to return to Earth from the International Space Station on August 2nd! Find out what was historic about their mission and how to spot the space station in your sky tonight.

*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.

MAH | Mission to Mars (Part II)
2020-07-30 10:00 - 10:30
Okay, you couldn’t get enough of our Tuesday’s Mission to Mars session, so we’re back for part two!

NASA is about to launch a new rover to Mars. What we do already know about this planet, and how do we know it? We’ll take a look at some previous missions to Mars and discuss what we’ve learned from them about this cold desert world. We’ll also show you how to find Mars in the sky tonight.

*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.

MAH | Mission to Mars
2020-07-28 10:00 - 10:30
We’re going to Mars!

NASA is about to launch a new rover, named Perseverance, to the Red Planet. We’ll go over the basics of this mission, including how the rover got named, when it’ll launch and how you can watch, when and where and how the rover will land on Mars, and what it’ll do once it gets there.

*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.

MAH | Late July Carolina Skies
2020-07-23 10:00 - 10:30
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 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.

MAH | Giant Leaps
2020-07-21 10:00 - 10:30
Fifty-one
years ago yesterday, a human being first walked on the Moon, in what astronaut
Neil Armstrong called a “giant leap” for humankind. What might our next giant
leaps be?

To learn more about the Apollo 11 Moon landing, watch Morehead’s 6-minute 360° video One Giant Leap here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPsNUPdQC_4&feature=youtu.be.

*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.

MAH | Solar System Odyssey
2020-07-16 10:00 - 10:30
Take a virtual trip with us through the solar system as we explore what we’ve learned about our planetary neighbors through our robotic spacecraft.

To extend this lesson, you can watch the FREE video of Morehead’s planetarium show Solar System Odyssey here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqMsnhFgBOA&feature=youtu.be

*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.

MAH | Earth, Moon and Sun
2020-07-14 10:00 - 10:30
Why does the Sun rise and set? What does the Moon look like close-up? What causes the Moon to appear to change shape over the month? Let’s explore the relationship between Earth, the Moon, and the Sun. We’ll use planetarium software to help us answer these questions.

To extend this lesson, you can watch the FREE 360° video of Morehead’s planetarium show Earth, Moon and Sun here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuZXKh6Uuao&feature=youtu.be

*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.

MAH | Deep-Sky Objects
2020-07-09 10:00 - 10:30
We’ll use planetarium software to take a tour of the night sky, with a focus on deep-sky objects such as star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. We’ll zoom in to see stunning images of these celestial delights.

*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.

MAH | Star Stories
2020-07-07 10:00 - 10:30
All around the world, people have looked up at the night sky and told stories about what they’ve seen. While using planetarium software to introduce you to tonight’s sky, we’ll share tales of how the Moon got into the sky, how a worm became the Milky Way, why a bear hunt in the sky makes maple trees turn red, and why Coyote doesn’t have his own constellation.

*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.

MAH | Early July Carolina Skies
2020-07-02 10:00 - 10:30
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 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.

MAH | The sky is a compass
2020-06-30 10:00 - 10:30
Using only your eyes and a clear sky, you can figure out what direction is what in your own neighborhood. We’ll explore two ways to find Polaris—the North Star—in tonight’s sky (as well as one way not to), and we’ll discuss why Polaris lies in the north all night long and all year long. We’ll also discover how the Sun’s position at sunrise and sunset changes over the year.

*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.
