Images from ‘Powers of Nature’

Explore more than 50 interactive exhibits, videos, immersion experiences, live satellite and radar images, artifacts and personal stories in “Powers of Nature,” the newest traveling exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, October 19, 2002—February 16, 2003.
Locally sponsored by Progress Energy.

Download of large digital images requires UserID and password. To request online access to these images, contact Karen Kemp (919) 733-7450, ext. 304. Please credit all photos to Franklin Institute Science Museum.

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Electrifiying fun 1. This plasma tube illustrates why and how electricity is attracted to people. (Large image: 884 k)
The world’s largest hailstone 2. The size and strange shape of a replica of the biggest hailstone ever found amazes two youngsters. (Large image: 685 k)
Take a leap and make a quake 3. When visitors jump on this target, their shock waves register on an actual seismograph and are measured alongside real earthquake activity that is being monitored by the U.S. Geological Survey. (Large image: 384 k)

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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, in downtown Raleigh, documents and interprets the natural history of the state of North Carolina through exhibits, research, collections, publications, and educational programming. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sun., noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free. Visit the Museum on the web at www.naturalsciences.org. The Museum is an agency of the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, William G. Ross Jr., Secretary.

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