MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER

CHAPEL HILL, NC

Red Camelia
Red Camelia Credit: jacksonlanier2

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a popular educational and recreational destination located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The center was opened in 1949 and has since become one of the most recognized planetariums in the world. It is situated on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

The Morehead Planetarium and Science Center offers a wide range of exhibits, shows, and interactive programs that provide visitors with an opportunity to explore and learn about the wonders of space and science. The center houses a state-of-the-art planetarium theater that features a 68-foot dome screen, advanced projection technology, and a powerful sound system that creates a fully immersive experience for visitors.

In addition to the planetarium, the center also features a science learning laboratory, interactive exhibits, and a science stage that hosts live science demonstrations and shows. The exhibits cover a wide range of topics, including astronomy, physics, biology, and chemistry.

The center also offers educational programs and workshops for students and teachers, as well as public programs that cater to visitors of all ages. Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a must-visit destination for anyone interested in science and space exploration.

MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER is a Science & Technology Museums & Planetarium in CHAPEL HILL NC. US MID #8403700052

The museum is classed as SCI (Science & Technology Museums & Planetariums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Red Camelia
Pink Peony
Millstone closeup
Pink Tulip
Blast from the past Two-lined Leather-wing, Two-lined Cantharid - Atalantycha bilineata (syn. Ancistronycha bilineata, length 7.5 mm) Also posted at: <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/3274" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/3274</a> References - BugGuide <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/3114" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/3114</a> - Dillon and Dillon, A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America (Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961), p. 264, plate 26(12) Photo taken with an early generation digital SLR, the Canon 10D (6MP sensor). If I was careful not to push the ISO, images from this camera were just fine! That Tamron macro lens was excellent--I only traded it in for a Canon later because it tended to get grit caught in the barrel as it extended. I believe this to be the first image of a living specimen of this species, at least the first one that was widely accessible. I identified it based on Dillon and Dillon's guide.
Leaf hider Putty Root - Aplectrum hyemale Foliage present mostly in winter and early spring, like the much more common Cranefly Orchid, Tipularia discolor. I cannot recall seeing so many Aplectrum in a clump like this previously.
Leaf hider Putty Root - Aplectrum hyemale Foliage present mostly in winter and early spring, like the much more common Cranefly Orchid, Tipularia discolor. I cannot recall seeing so many Aplectrum in a clump like this previously.
Bee likes toothwort Bee on Cute-leaves Toothwort (Cardamine concatenata). Posted at: <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/203852156" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.inaturalist.org/observations/203852156</a> ID as Andrena sp.
Spicebush party Spicebush - Lindera benzoin Pretty display that day.
Small stag beetle Platycerus quercus - Oak Stag Beetle (female, 9 mm)
Small stag beetle Platycerus quercus - Oak Stag Beetle (female, 9 mm) I found a female and a male under the loose bark of a rotting log, likely an oak. They were quite near each other. Males, apparently, are sometimes found on spring flowers. The Dillons tell us "Mandibles of male as long as head and with about six teeth near apex, in female much smaller". It was nice to find a male and a female together for comparison. Also posted at (female): <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/2339429" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/2339429</a> References - BugGuide <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/17091" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/17091</a> - Dillon and Dillon, A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America (Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961), p. 569, plate 56(1)--P. virescens, a synonym for P. quercus - Evans, Beetles of Eastern North America (Princeton University Press, 2014), p. 144 - Ratcliffe and Paulsen, The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska (Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 2008), pp. 106-108, fig. 153
NCMA Art In Bloom Mar 2024-ATB1288

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MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER
250 E FRANKLIN ST
CHAPEL HILL
NC
27514

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MID # 8403700052
Name MOREHEAD PLANETARIUM AND SCIENCE CENTER
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Classification Science & Technology Museums & Planetariums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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LAT/LONG 35.937121, -79.025583
CODES FIPS State Code: 37
FIPS County Code: 135
US Census Tract: 011601
US Census Block: 1001