About Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center (MPSC) is a unit within The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). MPSC strives to bridge the gap between science, technology and the public using the unique resources of UNC.


The Digital Production team is one part of MPSC whose main task is to produce fulldome digital planetarium shows for our dome and for distribution around the world. Fulldome shows are the next generation of films that use the planetarium dome as a screen to communicate science, documentary and entertainment through cutting edge technology. We are a small group of three full-time professionals and part-time UNC students who produce shows using 3D animation, video, sound design and other tools.. We also work with Morehead employees, UNC scientists and outside collaborators to write grants and scripts, compose music and mix sound. Since starting in 2007, we’ve completed four award winning full length shows and won a Domie (the closest thing to the Oscars of fulldome) for our first short.