The George E. Coleman Sr. Planetarium at North Georgia College & State University is open to the public for one-hour free shows on Friday evenings while the university is in session. Weather permitting; the North Georgia Astronomical Observatory will be open for public viewing after the show. The planetarium is located in room 234 of the Health & Natural Sciences Building on Sunset Drive, west of campus off of Main Street in Dahlonega. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. for seating and shows begin promptly at 8 p.m. The Spring Semester shows are presented every Friday through May 5. The observatory is located 4 miles west of campus off highway 9 on Day Drive. Directions are provided at the planetarium shows. The gate opens by 9:30 p.m., after the planetarium show, weather permitting. Shows begin with a multimedia introduction, transitioning visitors into a simulated outdoor amphitheater under a starry sky. Next, star talks feature the current night sky or some upcoming astronomica