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
    March 1011:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    March 1012:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Dinosaurs of Antarctica - Full Dome Movie
    March 101:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Constellations & Cultures - Live Astronomy Show
    March 102:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • Flying Monsters- Full Dome Movie
    March 103:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Membership

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Weather Forecast

***FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN NY AND CENTRAL AND NORTHERN VT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON***
***WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHERN CHAMPLAIN VALLEY WEST IN NY NORTH OF RT. 3***
Partly to mostly sunny, breezy, and near-record warmth. Some ice jams and possible flooding. Icy conditions north later tonight.

Current Weather Information for March 10, 2026

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Today

Mostly sunny, near-record warmth. Afternoon clouds increasing north.
60s

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Tuesday Night

Becoming cloudy. Rain showers north, some freezing rain far north.
30s north, 40 to 45 south

Mix of sun and clouds.

Wednesday

Early freezing rain far north. A rising chance of showers.
50s to 60 south; 40s to 50 north

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Thursday

Rain showers changing to snow.
Falling into the 20s north, into the 30s south

Eye on the Night Sky

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Today:
In March, the Milky Way is still fairly high across the western sky in the evening, running from the south, just above the bright star Sirius, then high in the west above Orion and Taurus, the Bull, then to the right of the bright star Capella, finally settling down into the north.