Sky Party events shift due to weather forecast

Published 2:32 pm Wednesday, January 18, 2023

By Lake Oconee Breeze

The James Webb Space Telescope being built.

Due to cloud cover and possibility of rain, the Georgia College & State University Sky Party events — introducing NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope — have changed and been rescheduled. 

New Scheduled Events:

1. Friday, JAN 20 7:30-9 pm – Planetarium Movies (shows run every 35-40 minutes). Planetarium is located inside the Natural History Museum on the 1st floor of Herty Hall.

2. Monday, JAN 23 6-9 pm – Sky Viewing will now be on Front Campus. Multiple telescopes will allow the public to view the Moon and planets – with the best viewing of planets starting around 6:30 p.m. Bring your cell phones to capture images through our telescopes – enter your pictures for a chance to win a James Webb Space Telescope gift from NASA.

3. Community Sky Party Festival – will be rescheduled for later in March with games, activities, telescopes for viewing the Moon and stars.

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