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Skywatching: Partial Lunar Eclipse

Join us at Morehead to watch the partial lunar eclipse!

Total lunar eclipse ushers in Election Day (Nov. 8, 2022) and visible in North Carolina

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The heavens are aligning. During early Tuesday morning (EST) on November 08, 2022, the full moon passes through Earth’s shadow,...

[CANCELED] Skywatching: Dix Park – Total Lunar Eclipse

Join staff and volunteers from the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational Society (CHAOS), and Raleigh...

Why it’s worth losing sleep over the partial lunar eclipse on Nov. 19, 2021

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The heavens are aligning. During (very) early Friday morning Eastern time, on November 19, 2021, the full moon passes through...

MAH | Eclipses

According to a Korean story, eclipses happen when a king’s fire dogs try to steal light from the Sun or...

January 20-21 lunar eclipse: This is worth staying up late for, North Carolina

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On late Sunday evening, January 20, 2019, into early Monday morning the 21st, you can watch the full moon pass...

“Super blood moon?”

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You may have heard about a “super blue blood moon” in reference to the lunar eclipse happening this Wednesday morning...

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