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
    April 2311:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    April 2312:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Dinosaurs of Antarctica - Full Dome Movie
    April 231:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • From Apollo to Artemis - Live Astronomy Show
    April 232:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • Flying Monsters- Full Dome Movie
    April 233:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Weather Forecast

A spotty sprinkle or mountain flurry through tonight, and east of the Greens early Thursday, with decreasing clouds otherwise.

Current Weather Information for April 23, 2026

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Wednesday Night

Chance of a rain or snow shower; a rising chance late north of Route 2.
Mainly low to mid 30s

Mix of sun and clouds.

Thursday

Decreasing clouds. An early flurry or sprinkle east.
50s

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Friday

Partly to mostly sunny, except variable clouds northeast.
Mainly upper 40s to mid 50s

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Saturday

Mostly to partly sunny.
Mid 50s to around 60, except low to mid 50s southwest

Eye on the Night Sky

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Today:
The First Quarter Moon starts its monthly appearance high in the south at 7:00 PM, while a little daylight lingers. Two hours later the Moon has shifted slightly lower into the southwest. In the last hint of dusk, stars and planets have appeared, showing the Moon to have shifted to the left of Jupiter, its companion last evening.