Viewing tips for the 2019 Perseid meteor shower
…feel quite chilly when you’re outside for a while and not moving around. Reclining chair or blanket. Sitting or lying down keeps you from having to crane your neck. Your eyes. No…
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No, a black supermoon won’t rise in your sky tonight
…if your skies are clear tonight, by all means, go out and look up. The universe awaits you. Morehead offers clear skies all the time in our planetarium theater. Check…
UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus helps Morehead commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 with special Neil Armstrong medal
…family. As a student, a new world of people and academics swung open the doors of my mind. My years here were some of the best of my life. But…
Wave hello to people in outer space (at May 18th skywatching, Dorothea Dix Park)
…what research she and her fellow crew members from the U.S., Canada, and Russia are doing on this orbiting microgravity laboratory, you can read their blog. The Expedition 59 crew includes…
You’re invited to a Star Party! April 12 & 13, 2019
…*as best we know anyway The Statewide Star Party is part of the annual NC Science Festival, which features hundreds of science events throughout North Carolina during the entire month of April….
9 tips for viewing the 2018 Geminid meteor shower
December 11, 2018 By Amy Sayle If the weather behaves later this week, you have an opportunity for a sky show at a reasonable hour. One of the best meteor…
The bright point of light in the west after sunset is Venus
…case it’s probably an airplane.) If you haven’t seen Venus yet, try going outside in evening twilight and looking toward the same direction that the Sun set. As long as…
Never agree to marry the northern lights (and other life lessons from Valentine sky stories)
…10, 2018, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 7 p.m. AND 8:30 p.m. These shows are for adults only, please (older teens welcome). We recommend buying tickets online in advance. All…
Carolina Skies: Valentine’s edition 2018
…8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 10th, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 14th, 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 14th, 8:30 p.m. Tickets are buy one get one free on Friday, February 9th for students…
Tips for viewing the 2017 Geminid meteor shower
December 21, 2017 By Amy Sayle This week offers you an opportunity for a sky show at a reasonable hour. One of the best meteor showers of the year –…