FLORENCE, S.C. – The Dooley Planetarium on the campus of Francis Marion University will present the first showing of its annual holiday program titled “The Christmas Star,” Sunday (Nov. 13) at 3 p.m.

The planetarium is located on the second floor of the Cauthen Educational Media Center.

In keeping with its monthly schedule of public programs on the second and fourth Sundays of each month, “The Christmas Star” will be repeated Nov. 26, Dec. 10, and Dec. 17.

For more information about the Dooley Planetarium, visit its website at  http://astro.fmarion.edu/planet/.

The FMU observatory will hold a public viewing session, Thursday (Nov. 16) from 6:30 to 11 p.m.

For more information about planetarium programs or observatory viewing sessions, call director John Mattox at 843-661-1441.

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