GSK sponsors GSK Science in the Summer™ with Morehead
…from the school year in the summer. The program is comprised of weeklong, half-day summer camps led by certified teachers for students in grades 2-8. Camps for children in grades…
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Never agree to marry the northern lights (and other life lessons from Valentine sky stories)
…hope will make you weep at the sheer beauty of it all. Show times are: Friday, Feb. 9, 2018, 8:30 p.m. (buy-one-get-one-free with your UNC OneCard this night) Saturday, Feb….
Carolina Skies: Valentine’s edition 2018
…8:30 p.m. Saturday, February 10th, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 14th, 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 14th, 8:30 p.m. Tickets are buy one get one free on Friday, February 9th for students…
“Super blood moon?”
…need to do: 1. Get up early on Wednesday. The lunar eclipse is Wednesday morning, January 31, 2018. The main action starts, as a partial lunar eclipse, just before sunrise, at 6:48 a.m….
The arrival of winter: Fly me to the Moon
…years after the launch of Apollo 8, but it is also the winter solstice marking the first day of winter.* The solstice is the day when sunrise and sunset positions…
Tips for viewing the 2017 Geminid meteor shower
…the Geminid meteor shower — is underway and will peak Wednesday night, Dec. 13, 2017. The Geminid meteor shower is famous for producing good meteor activity in the evening hours before midnight….
Morehead hosts star-studded Jupiter Ball
November 6, 2017 CHAPEL HILL, NC – On Friday, November 17 from 7PM-midnight, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center will host our annual philanthropic black-tie event, the Jupiter Ball. Join us for…
Can’t get eclipse glasses? You can still view the eclipse!
…consider these other methods, too. A number of people have marveled to us about their memories of partial solar eclipses from years past where they were walking under trees and…
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…
When the Moon covers the Sun
…the light around them, I couldn’t tell the difference. My memory is of bright daylight the entire time. If you want to see it go dark in the daytime, watch…