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
Membership
Adventure begins here.
What’s Happening at the Museum?
EarthWalk-Fairbanks
Summer Day Camps
Outdoor programs for kids and teens at Matsinger Forest in Danville, VT!
Summer Discovery Camps
Register today!
Week-long day camps at the Fairbanks Museum for your young naturalists!
Eclipse shows in our planetarium
Sun+Moon+YOU on April 8th
Join us on April 8th, or take in an eclipse-themed show in our planetarium.
Weather Forecast
***FLOOD WATCH FOR SOUTHEASTERN NH TODAY***
Increasing northwest winds will slowly bring clearing west today, and east Saturday. A few snow showers, otherwise periods of sun for Easter Sunday.
Current Weather Information for March 29, 2024
Today
Partly sunny west, mostly cloudy east. Gusty winds.
40s, 50 in warmer valleys
Tonight
Periods of clouds
20s to low 30s
Saturday
Increasing sun, breezy, and cool.
Upper 30s to lower 40s north, and in the 40s south
Sunday
Mostly to partly cloudy. Slight chc of a sprinkle or mtn flurry.
Mainly upper 30s to mid 40s
Eye on the Night Sky
Friday, March 29, 2024
Today:
Just after midnight, a waning Gibbous Moon climbs into the southeast, followed quickly by the red star Antares, the “heart” of the Scorpion. Through the wee hours of the morning, the pair slides low through the southern skies, cresting due south at 4:40 AM, only a quarter of the way above the horizon, fading as twilight brightens by 6 o’clock.