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

  • Tonight's Sky - Live Astronomy Show
    May 2111:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    May 2112:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Dinosaurs of Antarctica - Full Dome Movie
    May 211:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • From Apollo to Artemis - Live Astronomy Show
    May 212:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Weather Forecast

FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM EDT FRIDAY FOR PORTIONS OF VT AND NORTHERN NY.

Sunny skies developing north to south. Cooler. Highs in the 50s and 60s.

Current Weather Information for May 21, 2026

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Today

Partly to mostly sunny.
Mid 50s to low 60s

Mix of sun and clouds.

Tonight

Clear and cold. Chance of scattered frost.
30s

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Friday

Mostly sunny.
Mid 60s to around 70

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Saturday

Chance of showers, mainy south.
Upper 50s to mid 60s

Eye on the Night Sky

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Today:
As twilight fades from 9:00 to 9:30 PM, can you make out the letter “W” formed by five medium-bright stars, low above the northern horizon? This forms part of the throne of Cassiopeia, the Queen. To her upper right, still low, you might see a house-shaped pattern – a box with a triangle on top. This is the Queen’s husband, King Cepheus.