9 tips for viewing the 2018 Geminid meteor shower
…average of a meteor every minute or so during the late evening hours. 4) Dress warmly. Really warmly. Warmer than you think you could possibly need to. Then it’ll probably…
…average of a meteor every minute or so during the late evening hours. 4) Dress warmly. Really warmly. Warmer than you think you could possibly need to. Then it’ll probably…
…roughly an average of a meteor per minute for those watching under a clear dark sky in the hours before dawn on that date. 3) Check the weather forecast. If…
…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…
…10, 2018, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2018, 7 p.m. AND 8:30 p.m. These shows are for adults only, please (older teens welcome). We recommend buying tickets online in advance. All…
…to stay out at least 20 minutes. Your eyes need time to adjust to the dark, and the meteors can come in clumps, with none for several minutes at a…
…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,…
…excellent 1-minute NASA video shows how to make a viewer using a cereal box, white paper, tape, scissors, and aluminum foil: https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/how-make-pinhole-projector-view-solar-eclipse You can also find written directions with photos at…
…the far southwestern corner get totality – 100% of the Sun will be covered for up to about 2 minutes 40 seconds for those on the center line of 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…
…the French Legion of Honor. The event is for a general audience. Morehead Members will have access to tickets on Friday, March 3, 10 a.m. Ticket prices begin at $18….