Current Public Show Descriptions  

Carolina Skies 
A live seasonal program that explores and explains what is currently visible in our nighttime skies.  From planets to stars to constellations, visitors of all ages can learn how to identify features in our Carolina Skies.

Cosmic Colors: Adventures Along the Spectrum
Take a journey across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Discover the many reasons for color – like why the sky is blue and why Mars is red. Investigate x-rays by voyaging to a black hole and then back to your doctor’s office. Get ready for an amazing adventure under a rainbow of cosmic light.

In My Backyard
Children’s entertainer Fred Penner narrates and sings for this lively journey into his backyard, where we discover all sorts of things – colors of the rainbow, bugs, and spiders, the different seasons, the planets, the Moon, and the stars in the nighttime sky.