Welcome to the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium

Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium

Immerse Yourself

The only public planetarium in Vermont invites you to take a tour of the cosmos, get transported by extreme weather, or travel through time to the age of the dinosaurs. Choose from a selection of films and in-person presentations during your visit. Or reserve the planetarium for a private show!

Today’s Programs

  • Live Astronomy Presenter - "Tonight's Sky"
    February 1611:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Butterfly Full-Dome Movie
    February 1612:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Weather Forecast

Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers west and south of I-89 tonight. Lows in the low teens northeast to near 20 in the southwest.

Current Weather Information for February 16, 2026

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Tonight

A few snow showers south of I-89
Teens to near 20

Mix of sun and clouds.

Monday

Mostly cloudy and mild.
30s to near 40

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Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, some valley sun. 
Upper 30s to mid-40s

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Wednesday

Chance of afternoon wintry mix, continuous snow over Central VT.
30s, a few 40s south.

Eye on the Night Sky

Monday, February 16, 2026

Today:
The Milky Way is showing off in the dark, moonless evening skies, arching from southeast and into the south, climbing above Orion and nearly overhead. It then shimmers down toward the northwestern horizon. During March, the Milky Way, and Orion, ease lower into the southwest.