Gazing into the past
…starting low in the southwest and passing almost directly overhead before vanishing low in the northeast. It’ll look like a bright white moving “star” that is not blinking. When we…
…starting low in the southwest and passing almost directly overhead before vanishing low in the northeast. It’ll look like a bright white moving “star” that is not blinking. When we…
…learned about the time he spent at Carolina studying celestial navigation. It influenced me [to take] an astronomy course at Carolina – prideful that my labs were conducted in the…
…southwest to northeast between 9:26 and 9:32 p.m. At 9:29 p.m. it will pass nearly directly over your head. (Note: Although almost everyone in the eastern U.S. can see this…
…food trucks! Showtimes: 4:00 p.m. – Buy Tickets 4:40 p.m. – Buy Tickets 5:20 p.m. – Buy Tickets 6:10 p.m. – Buy Tickets 6:50 p.m. – Buy Tickets 7:30 p.m. – Buy Tickets The popular food…
…up. The Perseid meteor shower happens around this time every year when Earth runs into debris left behind by Comet Swift-Tuttle. Still not sure what to look for? Come to a Carolina…
…curious to see Mars in the night sky, this is what to look for: 1) Mars is currently very bright. Now (July 27, 2018) and for a number of weeks to come, Mars…
February 7, 2018 By Amy Sayle My all-time favorite show to present is Carolina Skies: Valentine edition. In this live, storytelling-focused planetarium show for adults, you’ll discover a few of the…
…with a UNC One Card. All shows are $8, you may purchase tickets online in advance or, if still available, the same day of the show you wish to see…
…University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Image Collection Collection #P0004, North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.) The solstice gives us…
…Senior Director of Community Relations at Cary, NC-based analytics company SAS Institute Inc., for her continued support of STEM education. Goodnight serves on a number of boards committed to education,…