Every first Saturday of the month over the summer come out to A Time for Science in Grifton for an afternoon Planetarium Show. Each show will include a fulldome short film and a live night sky tour.

Event Location: 949 Contentnea Lane, Grifton, NC 28530

Show Times:

12:00pm: Hot and Energetic Universe (Click to see the trailer)

“The Hot and Energetic Universe” presents the achievements of the modern astronomy and introduces you to the natural phenomena related to High Energy Astrophysics. Expanding our understanding of the high energy and violent universe provides important information about our own galaxy, neutron stars, supernova remnants and black holes.

1:00pm: Seeing (Click to see the trailer)

Join Neil deGrasse Tyson in a journey exploring the life of a photon. Start from its creation in the belly of a star, travel across the galaxy and go all the way into the eye of a young stargazing girl. You will learn the structures of the eye and its functions, while taking a ride on the optic nerve. Discover how the eye works, how technology has enabled us to restore vision and prevent a variety of diseases that affect sight in the show “Seeing”.

FIRST stands for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology and uses robotics
to engage students in grades 1-12 in exciting STEM based learning experiences.
Robots will be on display and members from the groups will be present to answer questions
about the programs and how to sign up!

• First Robotics Competition (FRC) is the program for high school students (Grades 9-12)
  and features the largest and most elaborate robots.
• First Tech Challenge (FTC) will also be on display. FTC is another program for older
  students that use a smaller robot and covers grades 7-12.
• First Lego League is a LEGO based robotics program that uses the Mindstorms platform
  to build robots and solve challenges. FLL is intended for grades 5-9 and incorporates real
  world projects with the robot design challenge.
• FLL Jr. is the program for the youngest students. Participants in grades 1-5 work
  together to develop solutions to real world problems and use Legos to demonstrate
  their solution.

Join A Time For Science for a special celestial event to view the Perseid meteor shower and celebrate the starry night sky. Evening and Camping passes available.

Evening Pass: $5 per person

Can’t commit to camping out for the whole night? With the Evening Pass you can enjoy all the festivities of the night at the same great Starry Night price!

Time and Date: August 12 (Sunday) 6:00 pm

6:00 pm Kayaking, games, activities

7:00 pm Planetarium show

8:30 pm Stargazing begins

Camping Pass: $10 per person

Don’t miss one single meteor! Get your Camping Pass to campout at A Time for Science in Grifton for the peak of the Perseid meteor shower. Enjoy the trails, fishing, kayaking, games, planetarium shows, and of course stargazing!

Time and Date: August 12 (Sunday) 3:00 pm – August 13 (Monday) 10:00 am.

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Start of set up (Camping Pass Only)

5:00 pm Kayaking opens (Camping Pass Only)

6:00 pm Games and activities open

7:00 pm Planetarium show

8:30 pm Stargazing begins

Campout Details

Location

949 Contentnea Lane, Grifton, NC 28530

Check in and Check out

• Check in at the Green Center.
• Set up your camp site from 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM, you are welcome to unpack your vehicle on site during this time.
  • No vehicles on camp grounds after 5:00 PM
• Check out time is at 10:00 AM August 13^th

Festivities

• Kayaking 5:00 PM
• Games and activities start at 6:00 PM
• Planetarium Show at 7:00 PM
• Telescope viewing at 8:30 PM
• Finishing at your leisure
  • Catch and release
• Walk the trails at your leisure

What we will provide

• 3 communal fire pits and fire wood
  • Fires are only permitted in the designated areas.
• Marshmallows for roasting
• Telescopes & binoculars
• Wonder and fun!

What we will not provide

• Meals
• Tents and camping gear
• Fishing gear

Important notes

• Observing Suggestions: closed toe shoes, long shelved shirt, pants, bug spray and a fold up chair.
• Don’t forget to bring some water!
• Don’t forget your sun screen and bug spray!
• Campers under 18 must be accompanied by an adult.