Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

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historic building planetarium public educational institution science museum

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a historic public science museum and planetarium in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, known for its astronomy education programs and immersive sky shows.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic building ⓘ
planetarium ⓘ
public educational institution ⓘ
science museum ⓘ
affiliation University of North Carolina System ⓘ
surface form: University of North Carolina system
architecturalStyle neoclassical architecture ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
formerName Morehead Planetarium and Science Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Morehead Planetarium
founder John Motley Morehead III ⓘ
hasDome planetarium dome ⓘ
hasExhibitType astronomy exhibits ⓘ
earth science exhibits ⓘ
physics exhibits ⓘ
hasFeature classroom spaces ⓘ
exhibit galleries ⓘ
fulldome digital projection system ⓘ
gift shop ⓘ
public lobby ⓘ
science demonstration spaces ⓘ
hasFunction K-12 STEM education programs ⓘ
astronomy education ⓘ
field trip destination ⓘ
immersive sky shows ⓘ
public lectures ⓘ
public science outreach ⓘ
science exhibitions ⓘ
hasProgramType planetarium shows ⓘ
public events ⓘ
school outreach programs ⓘ
science camps ⓘ
teacher professional development ⓘ
language English ⓘ
locatedIn Chapel Hill, North Carolina ⓘ
Orange County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnCampusOf University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ
name Morehead Planetarium and Science Center self-link ⓘ
notableFor astronaut training programs ⓘ
historic role in U.S. space program ⓘ
openingDate 1949 ⓘ
operatedBy University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ
primaryDiscipline astronomy ⓘ
publicTransitAccess Chapel Hill Transit ⓘ
secondaryDiscipline general science education ⓘ
state North Carolina ⓘ
targetAudience families ⓘ
general public ⓘ
students ⓘ
usedBy NASA astronauts ⓘ
usedFor celestial navigation training ⓘ

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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center → formerName → Morehead Planetarium and Science Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Morehead Planetarium
Chapel Hill, North Carolina → hasCulturalAttraction → Morehead Planetarium and Science Center ⓘ
Town of Chapel Hill (partial) → hasCulturalVenue → Morehead Planetarium and Science Center ⓘ
subject surface form: Town of Chapel Hill
Morehead Planetarium and Science Center → name → Morehead Planetarium and Science Center self-link ⓘ