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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Yoga Under the Stars: Benefits beyond the mat
…out one of the Yoga Under the Stars: NCSciFest Edition sessions on Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22, and 29. Tickets are required and will be available to purchase starting Friday, March 6. We’ll…
Halloween at Morehead
…Tickets 4:30 p.m. – Buy Tickets Stop by for a Halloween event of family fun, rain or shine. Tickets for the star show are $5 and are available now online. Space is…
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
…Foundation—Advancing Informal STEM Learning Program The National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program seeks to advance new approaches to and evidence-based understanding of the design and development of…
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…
Moonlight Madness: A family Halloween event
…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…
Your checklist for viewing the 2018 Perseid meteor shower
…all portions of the sky. 7) Put bright devices away. Resist the urge to use your phone, tablet, or other lighted devices. In addition to pulling your attention away from…
How to find Mars in the sky
July 27, 2018 By Amy Sayle You may have noticed that Mars has been in the news a lot lately: It’s at opposition! There’s a big dust storm! There’s a body of liquid…