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November Weather

Posted: November 5, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Skywatch Almanac Weather, Weather, What's Happening

November seems awkward in some ways. Any spell of Indian Summer is cut short, no longer at home among the barren trees, the dying grass, and the increasingly frosty mornings. And yet the first attempts at winter are frequently messy, the marks of inexperience. Even the sky seems restless, its… Read More

November Astronomy

Posted: November 5, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Planetarium News, Skywatch Almanac Astronomy, What's Happening

Jupiter settles low, toward the southwest horizon, while Saturn remains higher and to the left. Venus returns to the evenings, passing by Jupiter on the 24th. This month finds the Milky Way high overhead, with the Summer Triangle slipping into the west, while the dazzling Capella rises higher in the… Read More

Observing the Birds: A Lifelong Delight

Posted: November 4, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Learning

Ever wanted to learn not just how to bird but the art of making careful observations of birds? Charlie Browne is a naturalist, educator, and director emeritus of the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. He’ll boost your knowledge if you’re beginning to enjoy birding and deepen the knowledge of experienced birders. Read More

October Weather

Posted: September 30, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Skywatch Almanac Weather

Every cliché ever penned about autumn can be found in October, from foliage to frost, from Indian Summer to winter, all against the backdrop of harvesting and settling in for the longer, colder nights. Perhaps most noticeable is the change in light. Granted, the days get shorter, but the increase… Read More

October Astronomy

Posted: September 30, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Skywatch Almanac Astronomy

As the shorter days give way to longer nights, the Milky Way arches from near the Teapot of Sagittarius in the southwest, through the Summer Triangle high in the southwest, then into the northwest to greeting the rising star Capella. The waxing Moon interferes with the Draconid Meteor shower on… Read More

Gen. Slocum Arrives!

Posted: September 30, 2019| Category: Fairbanks Museum

A collage made of moths and beetles that has been in storage for several decades is now on view at the Fairbanks Museum. “General Slocum” made by John Hampson in the early 19th Century was carefully restored at the Williamstown Art Conservation Center in Massachusetts and returned to the Fairbanks… Read More

Brew Moon BeerFest

Posted: September 5, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Planetarium News, Programs and Events

Saturday, October 5, 12:00 – 4:00 PM Want to know more about what makes a tasty beer? We’ve got answers … and plenty of science to back it up. The Fairbanks Brew Moon BeerFest celebrates the best of our region’s micro-brews accompanied by a unique planetarium experience. Our tasting tour… Read More

Koren on Paper

Posted: September 3, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Programs and Events

The William Eddy Lecture Series Presents: Koren on Paper Friday, September 27, 7:00PM Masonic Hall, Catamount Arts 115 Eastern Avenue, St. Johnsbury Ed Koren is known for conveying visual satire through his distinctive illustrations, many of them published in The New Yorker… Read More

September Weather

Posted: September 3, 2019| Categories: Fairbanks Museum, Skywatch Almanac Weather

September is a classic transition month, not just for weather, but the shift from summer to fall schedules, the darker mornings and evenings, the foliage, the garden harvest, all play roles in signaling us of the changes than turn most everyone’s world around the other way. Longer night and less… Read More

Inside Out

Posted: August 9, 2019| Category: Fairbanks Museum

We’re working with Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital to learn more about what’s inside our treasured natural history collections. This duck-billed platypus was one of the early mammal mounts acquired by the Fairbanks Museum from a local taxidermist and businessman, Clarence Warren Graham. He had a business on Main Street… Read More