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
Membership
Adventure begins here.
What’s Happening at the Museum?
Weather Forecast
Clouds giving way to increasing sunshine. Brisk west winds.
Current Weather Information for February 26, 2026
This Afternoon
Partly to mostly sunny, except partly cloudy in far northern New York.
Upper 20s to mid 30s, mid 20s far north
Tonight
Partly cloudy north, becoming mostly clear south.
Zero to 10 above, cold spots around 5 below
Friday
Mix of sun and clouds.
Mainly mid 30s to around 40
Saturday
Breezy. Chance of a flurry or sprinkle far north.
Upper 30s to mid 40s north, mid to upper 40s south
Eye on the Night Sky
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Today:
Brilliant moonlight will hamper stargazers this evening, but the trio of bright stars marking Orion’s Belt should be easy to spot, due south in the evenings near 7:00 PM. The star on the left, Alnitak, is actually a triplet of stars, the two primary stars orbiting each other every 7 years, the larger of the two being 20 times larger, and 250 thousand times brighter than the Sun!