Best for:
Recommended for adults and children ages 5 and older. Not recommended for toddlers.
About the Show:
In this special presentation of Carolina Skies, learn what causes solar eclipses and get a chance to see what a total solar eclipse looks like in our Fulldome theater!
Additional Experiences:
This ticket includes general admission to our exhibits in addition to the eclipse show! Arrive early or stay after your show to view a live stream of the eclipse from totality, stop by our museum store, or come by the launch lab to see and learn about real meteorites! The exhibits will be open from 12:30pm-5pm on Monday 4/8.
Weather permitting, we'll also be hosting outdoor activities as well, including solar telescopes, sunspotters, and other fun eclipse related activities. Be sure you stop by outside to explore during your visit!
Parking:
If the weather is good, we expect high attendance at our free outdoor eclipse activities, and parking near the planetarium will be limited. The lot in front of the building is university owned and limited to a maximum of 40 public parking spaces on weekdays. These spaces may be reserved for other university events and/or may otherwise fill up quickly on the day of the eclipse, so please plan to arrive up to 30 minutes or more prior to your show to find parking nearby if the lot is full. More information about parking in downtown Chapel Hill may be found here.
Ticket Availability: limit 10 tickets/order
Tickets for this program will go on sale 2 weeks prior, and be available online up to one hour prior to showtime. Tickets will be available for purchase in our box office on the day of the program as availability permits.
If you have difficulty with online sales, contact the box office at 919.843.7997 or by email at mpsc_tickets@unc.edu. In addition to our public operating hours, our box office is available M-F, 9AM -4PM, except holidays.
Members:
This special showing of Carolina Skies is not eligible for member discounts, but members may purchase tickets early starting on Saturday 3/23. Members must be properly registered and logged in to this ticketing website to purchase tickets early. Click “Sign In” at the top right of this page, or click “Register” if you don’t have an account. Use the same name, address, and email you used when purchasing your membership to register for your account in order for membership discounts to properly apply to purchases. If you have issues with Member tickets, please contact the box office at 919.843.7997 or by email at mpsc_tickets@unc.edu. Our box office is open M-F, 8AM - 4PM.
Refund/Cancellation Policy:
All ticket sales are final and refunds are not available for absent guests or unused tickets. Purchased tickets may be exchanged to another showtime of this special presentation only if availability permits. Unused tickets to this special program may not be exchanged for guest passes. Morehead reserves the right to waive part or all of this refund policy in the event that the show is cancelled due to severe weather or other unexpected circumstances.