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
    February 2211:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    February 2212:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Dinosaurs of Antarctica - Full Dome Movie
    February 221:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Solar System Settlement - Live Astronomy Show
    February 222:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Weather Forecast

Mix of sun and clouds with more sunshine northeast and a chance of light snow southwest. Clouds increase this evening ahead of a winter storm arriving late tonight from south to north. Highs in the mid 30s.

Current Weather Information for February 22, 2026

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Sunday

Breaks of sun northeast. Clouds, a few snow showers southwest.
Upper 20s to low 30s

Mix of sun and clouds.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, a chance of snow showers far south.
Upper teens to low 20s.

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Monday

Wet snow south and east.  Clouds north and west.
Mid 20s to low 30s

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Tuesday

A mix of clouds and sun. Cooler. 
Teens to 20s.

Eye on the Night Sky

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Today:
High in the southeastern sky by 6:30 PM, you can view the First Quarter Moon. Along the Ecliptic and well to the Moon’s left is the brilliant Jupiter. Well to Moon’s right, barely above the western horizon, comes fleeting view of Mercury, which will set before 7:00 PM. On the heels of Mercury will be Saturn, to Mercury’s left, itself to set by 7:45 PM.