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    • Group Visits
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    • Science Stage
    • Exhibits
    • Launch Lab
    • Gift Shop
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    • Teen & Adult Programs
    • Youth & Family Programs
      • GSK Science in the Summer™
    • For Educators
    • NC Science Festival
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MAH | Eclipses

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

CANCELED: Skywatching at 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...

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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