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 2411:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    April 2412:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Dinosaurs of Antarctica - Full Dome Movie
    April 241:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Journey to Mars - Live Astronomy Show
    April 242:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • Flying Monsters- Full Dome Movie
    April 243:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Current Weather Information for April 24, 2026

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Today

Mostly sunny, mixing with clouds north and east of I-89.
Mid 40s to mid 50s north to south

Mix of sun and clouds.

Friday Night

Clearing and cold.
20s to low 30s

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Saturday

Morning sun, increasing afternoon clouds.
50s to around 60

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Sunday

Increasing sun west, more periods of clouds east of the Green Mountains.
50s to around 60

Eye on the Night Sky

Friday, April 24, 2026

Today:
The now Gibbous Moon presides over a more tightly knit collection of bright objects in the west, by around 9:15 PM. Jupiter, forming a triangle with Pollux and Castor, heads of the Gemini Twins, jis wice as high as the sinking Orion in the west. To the left of the Moon, the star Regulus awaits its redezvous with our sliver, cratered companion.