Tips for viewing the 2017 Geminid meteor shower
…a dark open area away from unshielded lights. “Open” because it’s hard to see meteors if trees or buildings block most of the sky. “Dark” because light pollution washes out…
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Morehead hosts star-studded Jupiter Ball
…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,…
Morehead to hold VR in Education panel discussion
…Horizon Productions; and Elizabeth Evans, Duke Digital Initiative. This event is open to the public and Mr. Heinz hopes that the community can join the conversation to find out more…
Can’t get eclipse glasses? You can still view the eclipse!
…Center, they’re legitimate.) You can still view the eclipse – using pinhole projection, where you pass the Sun’s light through a small opening and look at the image that is projected…
10 things for North Carolinians to know about the eclipse
…safety page. An easy, cheap, and surprisingly satisfying method for viewing the Sun (whether it’s partially eclipsed or just another ordinary day) is eclipse glasses. But make sure you get…
Finding the winter hexagon (and maybe your birthday star)
…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…
An evening with Astronaut James Lovell, Apollo 13 commander
…April 6 7:30 p.m. at Memorial Hall Tickets go on sale Monday, March 6, 10 a.m. Between 1959 and 1975, Morehead was called to serve not only the people of…
Special Valentine’s edition of Carolina Skies
…of tickets for the 7 p.m. show will be available for purchase at the door. 8:30 p.m. – SOLD OUT Ever hear the phrase, “I love you to the moon and back?”…