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Carolina Skies
WRAL teams up with the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center to bring you a monthly look at the sights above, be they stars, planets, comets, eclipses or meteor showers.
Also, check out our updates on the WRAL WeatherCenter blog, submit your astronomy-related questions. We'll answer them in the blog!
Previous Carolina Skies segments:
- Star party kicks off NC Science Festival(March 30)
- Clear skies can make Mercury easy to see(Feb. 16)
- Geminid meteor shower peaking this week (Dec. 8)
- Mars low, visible in autumn sky (Oct. 20)
- Perseid meteor shower peaks this weekend (Aug 11)
- Carolina Skies: The rare transit of Venus (June 2)
- Big Dipper is easy to see during spring months (April 21)
- Comparing the size of Jupiter and Earth (Feb. 25)
- Long winter nights offer glimpse of moon phases (Dec. 3)
- Taking a closer look at the sun (Oct. 1)
- Tour of the constellations (June 4)
- A planetary pile-up at dawn (May 7)
- Saturn shines in NC sky (April 9)
- Demon star rises in NC skies (March 12)
- The life of stars (Feb. 5)
- Three planets visible in morning sky (Jan. 8)
- Video archive: 2010
- Video archive: 2009
- Video archive: 2007-2008
Related Resources:
- Morehead Planetarium & Science Center
- Morehead Planetarium & Science Center Skywatching Calendar
- Sky & Telescope Interactive Sky Chart
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