Stop by Morehead for a last chance to see a transit of Mercury in decades
…the solar filter, Mercury will appear as a small black dot roughly 1/200th the size of the Sun in diameter. However, we’ve got good news for anyone disappointed by the…
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Why the Oct. 5th Observe the Moon Night is misnamed
…a new Moon is up only when the Sun is up, too: all day. (You won’t actually see a new moon, though, because the Sun lights only its far side.) When it’s…
Morehead Planetarium & Science Center awarded multi-year $2.86 million grant from National Science Foundation
…the Advancing Informal STEM Learning program to promote informal science education across the United States through research, innovative projects, and conferences. Each year National Science Foundation allocates 93% of its…
No, a black supermoon won’t rise in your sky tonight
…don’t use that term. But some people have started using it to refer to a new moon that’s the second one to occur within a calendar month. Two new moons—or…
UNC-Chapel Hill alumnus helps Morehead commemorate the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 with special Neil Armstrong medal
…recently acquired a Morehead Planetarium Medal given to Commander Neil Armstrong through a family estate auction, he knew that the stars had aligned perfectly to share the medal with his…
The bright point of light in the west after sunset is Venus
…before sunrise. (Unless you are the fictional character Robert Langdon in Dan Brown’s book The Da Vinci Code, in which case apparently you can see Venus flung right out of its…
The arrival of winter: Fly me to the Moon
…against the Soviets, none of them did. Their Morehead training ensured that the astronauts knew star positions to use as guideposts to point the way home. December 21, 2017 is forty-nine…
Morehead to host Yoga Under the Stars
December 14, 2017 CHAPEL HILL – This January, Morehead and the Carrboro Yoga Company present: Yoga Under the Stars. Start the New Year mindfully in Morehead’s GlaxoSmithKline Full Dome Theater, beneath an array…
Morehead partners with GSK to bring hands-on science to Boys and Girls Clubs throughout North Carolina
…Girls Club to help inspire a new generation of scientists. “Morehead Planetarium is pleased to partner with the ‘Science On Your Street’ initiative, which will have a statewide impact on…
Special Valentine’s edition of Carolina Skies
…special someone. Learn to identify planets, stars and constellations, impressing your date with your new skills! Ever lay down at night to watch the stars with someone you love? That’s…