BY AMY SAYLE
Evidently, being scheduled to present Valentine’s planetarium shows does not qualify one as “emergency personnel” at UNC-Chapel Hill.
Were the University not closed (on February 14, 2014) because of the weather, one legend of love you could have heard at Morehead Planetarium’s now-canceled “Carolina Skies: Valentine edition” is the Estonian folktale of Lindu’s wedding veil.
BY AMY SAYLE
If the weather permits, please join us this Saturday (Feb. 1, 2014) for our next skywatching session at Jordan Lake. We plan to be at Ebenezer Church Recreation Area from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Telescopes provided!
We’ll look at the waxing crescent Moon, the planet Jupiter, and other celestial wonders. Also planned are constellation tours and star storytelling. Come near the beginning of the session if you’d like to catch Mercury before it sets.
BY AMY SAYLE
First, the good news about the 2013 Geminid meteor shower:
BY AMY SAYLE
How many planetarium people does it take to change a light bulb? If we’re talking about the bulbs in the projectors that run Morehead’s planetarium shows, the answer is 3:
BY JONATHAN FREDERICK
BY JONATHAN FREDERICK
BY AMY SAYLE
A giant grizzly bear chases seven little girls. In desperation, the girls scramble onto a low rock, but they know the bear will easily reach them there.
BY AMY SAYLE
The annual Perseid meteor shower peaks on August 12, 2013. Viewing tips:
1. What you’re seeing. Although meteors are sometimes called “shooting stars,” they are not stars. Instead they are bits of cosmic debris interacting with Earth’s atmosphere and creating a streak of light. In the case of the Perseid meteors, the debris has been shed by Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle.
BY AMY SAYLE
Why might a vacation to the planet Venus seem like a fun idea?
