Planetarium News
November Astronomy
November's annual return to Standard Time, on the 7th, gives us a grand view of Milky Way, arching from the southwest, up and then overhead, with the Summer Triangle slipping into the west. As the dazzling Capella rises higher in the northeast, the red star Aldebaran shines in the east, ...
Night Owl Club
Thursday, December 2, 7:00 PM
Join us each month for a virtual conversation about astronomy and space! We're eager to share what we know and respond to your questions about the latest explorations in space, once-in-a-lifetime astronomical occurrences, and advances in space technology. This brief segment offers glimpse of what is ...
October Astronomy
As the shorter days give way to longer nights, the Milky Way arches from near the Teapot of Sagittarius, hosting Jupiter and Saturn in the south-southwest, through the Summer Triangle high in the southwest, then into the northeast to greet the rising star Capella. Summer’s bright star Arcturus sets in ...
September Astronomy
Summer's constellations, Scorpio and Sagittarius, begin their departure, progressing from south toward the southwest through the month. At the same time, the planetary duo of Jupiter and Saturn climb higher from the southeast into the south. Extending up from the Teapot in Sagittarius, the broad, faint path of the Milky ...
Stargazing Party
Aug 12: Turn your gaze toward the stars!
You're invited to a statewide stargazing party with hosts Mark Breen, director of the planetarium at the Fairbanks Museum, and VPR's Mary Engisch. Mark also produces his own astronomy podcast -- Eye on the Night Sky -- broadcast weekdays on VPR. He'll answers ...
Summer in the Planetarium
No boundaries!
Summer is time to test your limits, and Vermont's only public planetarium invites you to journey beyond time and space. With 6 shows scheduled every day, our Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium takes you on a romp with dinosaurs of prehistoric Antarctica, brings you alongside cutting-edge scientists in Chile, and ...
April Astronomy
The stars continue their transition into spring each April, as Orion and his companions, the Big Dog and Taurus, the Bull, gradually settle toward the western horizon. The spring stars may not dazzle in comparison, yet the Big Dipper is placed high in the northeast, Leo, the Lion champions the ...
December Astronomy
The most stunning sight in the skies will be the "great conjunction" of Jupiter and Saturn, low in the southwest in the early evening, the closest visible in 800 years! Mars remains prominent, cresting high in the south. Early risers see Venus lowering toward the horizon, lost in the Sun's ...
Great Conjunction
December 21, 4:00 - 5:00PM
A live-stream celebration with astronomy educator Bobby Farlice-Rubio!
This evening, Winter Solstice, the two largest planets in the Solar System -- Jupiter and Saturn -- will look closer together than they have since 1623. Once every twenty years, these giant planets come together in our view from ...
September Astronomy
Summer's constellations Scorpio and Sagittarius are thinking about leaving as they progress into the southwest through the month, joined by the spectacular planetary duo of Jupiter and Saturn in the south as twilight fades. Extending up from the Teapot in Sagittarius, the broad, faint path of the Milky Way arches ...