One Sky, Many Eyes
2024-09-13 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-15 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-20 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-22 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-27 16:30 - 17:30 (America/New_York)

Little Star that Could
2024-09-14 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-09-21 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-09-28 10:30 - 11:30

Forward! To the Moon
2024-09-14 12:00 - 13:00

Astronaut
2024-09-14 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-09-21 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-09-28 13:30 - 14:30

Supermassive Black Holes
2024-09-14 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-21 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-28 15:00 - 16:00

Carolina Skies
2024-09-14 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-21 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-09-28 16:30 - 17:30

Mysteries of Your Brain
2024-09-15 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-09-22 13:30 - 14:30, 2024-09-29 13:30 - 14:30

We Are Stars
2024-09-15 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-22 15:00 - 16:00

Starry Nights: Fall Skies
2024-09-17 20:45 - 22:15

Skywatching: Partial Lunar Eclipse
2024-09-17 22:15 - 23:15 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Following Starry Nights: Fall Skies on Tuesday, September 17, head to the Morehead Sundial to observe a partial lunar eclipse! This free skywatching event is open to the public and does not require an admission ticket to Morehead. We ask that you review parking information below or on our Plan A Visit page before arriving.

Learn more about skywatching

A lunar eclipse. (Credit: Jayme Hanzak)

About the lunar eclipse

The times below are for Chapel Hill, NC and surrounding areas. To find information on the lunar eclipse in your area, visit Time and Date.
Begins: September 17, 8:41 p.m.
Maximum: September 17, 10:44 p.m.
Ends: September 18, 12:47 a.m.

Parking

PARKING FOR CARS AND VANS
Parking for Morehead visitors is available in several area parking lots and on Franklin Street in downtown Chapel Hill.
The closest parking lot is located directly in front of the Morehead Building and is owned and operated by UNC as a campus-wide parking lot. This UNC lot will be under construction through early summer 2024. During this time, parking will be limited and only available in designated visitor spaces identified by visitor signage. Visitors can pay for parking using the ParkMobile app (Zone Code 4468) or the Digital Pay Station near our iguana. There is no cash payment option.
Parking on Saturdays and Sundays is free unless the lot is reserved for special events. After business hours and on weekends, other parking lots on the UNC campus may also have spaces available. Overnight parking is not permitted in this UNC lot.
We strongly encourage visitors to plan ahead and allow adequate time to find alternate parking (visit Park on the Hill for more information). Thank you for your understanding as the University works to create an improved parking environment at Morehead. Questions concerning this parking lot can be directed to UNC Transportation and Parking at 919.962.3951.
PARKING FOR BUSES
Buses and oversized vehicles may pull into the lot to drop off students, but must park off-site. For more information about bus parking, please see our Field Trips page (for schools) or Group Visits page (for non-school groups).

Mars: The Ultimate Voyage
2024-09-20 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-09-27 15:00 - 16:00

Earth, Moon and Sun
2024-09-21 12:00 - 13:00

CANCELLED Teen Science Cafe | Science Trivia Night
2024-09-27 17:30 - 19:00 | Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, 250 E Franklin St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27516, United States
Join us for our September Teen Science Cafe! 📚

Please join us at Morehead Planetarium on Friday, September 27th for a very exciting Teen Science Cafe! We will be joined by our 2024 – 2025 Teen Advisory Board for a fun-filled evening of science trivia jeopardy. The right doors up the big stairs will open at 5:30 for pizza and conversation. The cafe will start at 6:00 and wrap up around 7:00ish.As a preview of the topics we will cover this year, each category of the trivia will be an area of science that we will be discussing during this school year. From astronomy to zoology and everything in between, there is something for everyone!

About our presenters:Morehead’s Teen Advisory Board is a group of local high school students who set the agenda, tone, and structure of the Teen Science Cafe program. As a way to get to know everyone, they are excited to put together an exciting evening of team-building fun to kick off the school year.

Program Schedule

5:30 pm – Arrive and check in. We will gather inside the west, main entrance of Morehead.

5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Pizza social. Pizza social will take place in our classrooms, located on the 2nd floor.

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Discussion & activities. Trivia will also take place in the Borealis Classroom on the 2nd floor.

*Please Note: Depending on scheduled activities, the program may end between 7:00 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.

Cielos del Sur: Historias de América Latina | Southern Skies: Stories from Latin America
2024-09-28 12:00 - 13:00
