When the Moon covers the Sun
…Sun appear roughly the same size in the sky. But during some eclipses, like the one this weekend, the Moon is a bit too far from Earth to completely cover the…
…Sun appear roughly the same size in the sky. But during some eclipses, like the one this weekend, the Moon is a bit too far from Earth to completely cover the…
…too far away. Its light takes about 800 years to reach us. So we see the star as it looked when the light left it eight hundred years ago, or…
…star navigation. Now, the time-honored hero who actually put that knowledge to work in his calm and careful command of Apollo 13 in 1970 is coming back to UNC-Chapel Hill to share…
…nothing compared to a guided tour of the whole universe, from the comfort of our reclining chairs. Join us at one of our four show times and make this Valentine’s…