MACON, Ga. (WGXA) — WGXA had a special weather forecast today from the Museum of Arts and Sciences during their Sky Over Macon event.
Our meteorologist, Noah Hauck, presented the weather live while at the Museum of Arts and Sciences, 4182 Forsyth Road, Macon, Georgia 31210.
Sky Over Macon brings after-hours stargazing, planetarium shows and telescopes to museum, Feb. 27, 2026 (Courtesy of WGXA’s Perry Smith)
Sky Over Macon is an event that happens once a month from 6 to 8 p.m. and is run by the Middle Georgia Astronomical Society. Starting in March, the event will be on the third Friday of every month.
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“Once a month, we do Sky Over Macon, and it’s the one night during the month where people can come and enjoy the entire museum, and along with that, we have the planetarium show,” Said Jim Greenhouse, executive director of the Museum of Arts and Sciences. “At around 6:15 p.m., there will be a tour of our Sweet Gum trail, where you’ll actually get to go out there and see some of the plants and animals that live along the trail. At 7 p.m., there will either be a planetarium show or an observing, depending on when it gets dark.”
The event features a look over Macon’s night sky to see constellations, nebulas and even planets, including telescopes outside so patrons can view the moon.
Sky Over Macon brings after-hours stargazing, planetarium shows and telescopes to museum, Feb. 27, 2026 (Courtesy of WGXA’s Perry Smith)
“This is the only time of the month that we’re open late, so Sky Over Macon is the only time that you can come and enjoy the museum after hours. Normally, the museum closes at 5 p.m. It’s great for people who have job schedules,” Said Greenhouse. “You can enjoy the real night sky through our telescopes or the virtual night sky in our planetarium.”
The event has been around almost as long as the museum has been around, and the event doesn’t just look at the current night sky, but also what’s to come in the sky in the following month, until the next meeting.
This upcoming Tuesday, there will be a total lunar eclipse, the last one until the end of 2028, so the museum is holding a special event to feature the eclipse.
“Next Tuesday, we have a total lunar eclipse that’s going to be visible in the sky over middle Georgia,” Added greenhouse. “We’ve got a planetarium show that’s going to run continuously during the eclipse. We’ll have telescopes set up in a couple of different spots so that you can see the eclipse in the sky, weather permitting, we’ll have a live broadcast of the eclipse from other locations and we’ll have some fun activities for people to do.”
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