While we visited the South Carolina State Museum for the recent art exhibit, we decided to take a stroll through the rest of the museum.
Another temporary exhibit right now is Apollo 16. Charles Duke was born in NC but grew up in SC. Duke walked on the moon in 1972.
After seeing his suit in person, I found this photo of him on the moon on Wikipedia.
This is a replica of the Lunar Roving Vehicle Duke would have driven on the moon. There are 3 of these vehicles left on the moon from Apollo missions 15, 16 and 17.
While I am not into space exploration and such (since I think we need to be putting all our efforts into earth) this exhibit was interesting. To see of piece of the moon up close it kind of cool!
There is an interesting exhibit showing the South Carolina Habitats that we did not see in the past. Perhaps it is new.
It shows the Coastal Zone with a mockup of the boardwalks I love so much here.
The Coastal Plain which is more inland. The coastal plains actually cover more than half the state.
The Sandhills (this is the region we live in which ranges through the center of the state).
The Piedmont is the northwest region.
The state has something for everyone who loves nature! This is one of the reasons we enjoy living here.
We walked by a couple of dinosaurs.
A prehistoric megalodon. This guy could swallow me hole, no crunching required!
We saw the sun on a prompter in real time as seen through a 1926 Alvan Clark refracting telescope.
The museum takes up 4 floors of a cotton manufacturing building formerly known as the Columbia Mills Building.
This museum is always a fun place to visit and great for escaping the heat of summer here!
Have a marvelous day/evening (wherever you are on the clock)! ~Val
