Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

We Are Stars
2022-06-18 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-19 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-25 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-06-26 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-02 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-09 15:00 - 16:00, 2022-07-10 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) and 17 more dates | GSK Fulldome Theater

Skywatching: Perseid Meteor Shower at Dix Park
2022-08-12 21:00 - 23:00 | Dix Park, 1010 Blair Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27603, 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 the sky! Bring a blanket or chairs so you can relax under the stars.

This is an informal session, so you can arrive and leave any time during the program. However, if you plan to attend, please register so that we can send you any additional information you may need as we get closer to the date.

Please leave all pets at home, even those on a leash. Darkness, lots of people, expensive telescopes and pets on leashes is a bad combination. Pets will not be permitted near the telescopes.

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Registration: This event is free and no ticket required. Registration helps us plan for attendance and we can update registered participants of inclement weather changes.

Week of Welcome: Under the Stars with Morehead
2022-08-23 16:00 - 18:00
Experience the NEW Morehead during UNC’s Weeks of Welcome. Step into the fulldome for a great experience under the stars! Catch one of our most popular shows: “Carolina Skies” as students will be immersed in an experience like no other!

Purchase Tickets for Under the Stars with Morehead:

4:30 PM Show

5:15 PM Show

Schedule

4:00 PM—6 PM Explore Morehead (Exhibits + Launch Lab)4:30 PM—Carolina Skies (ticket required)4:30 PM—Science LIVE! (interactive science demos)5:15 PM—Carolina Skies(ticket required)5:15 PM—Science LIVE! (interactive science demos)

Week of Welcome 2022 Discount: UNC Students receive free general admission to Morehead Planetarium & Science Center year-round. Tickets to planetarium shows are only $5/each for current students. For this 2022 Week of Welcome event, student tickets receive a -$3.00 discount.

OneCard required: This event and special show is available only for current UNC undergraduate and graduate students. A valid UNC OneCard must be shown at check-in for all participants. If you purchase multiple tickets, a OneCard is required for each guest on your order.

[POSTPONED] Skywatching: Little River Regional Park
2022-11-11 18:00 - 20:00
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 guide you through fun observations of stars, planets, moons, nebulae and other celestial objects. Be sure to call the park office after 4pm for cloud/cancellation updates: 919-732-5505. Meet at the Play Meadow. All ages welcomed. Due to the fragile viewing equipment, please no dogs.

If you’re interested in finding out more about skywatching sessions with Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, check out this link: https://moreheadplanetarium.org/skywatching-faqs/

Storytelling Under The Stars
2022-11-20 18:00 - 19:00

Skywatching: Geminid Showers
2022-12-13 20:00 - 22:00 | Little River Regional Park, 301 Little River Park Way, Rougemont, North Carolina, 27572, United States
One 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,” are streaks of light caused by cosmic debris interacting with Earth’s atmosphere. Typically, this debris has been left by a comet. In the case of the Geminids, the source is an asteroid, 3200 Phaethon.

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