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?
Weather Forecast
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST FRIDAY for: Southeastern St. Lawrence, Southern Franklin, Western Clinton,
Orleans, Lamoille, and Eastern Franklin Counties with Snow accumulations
between 2 and 7 inches with higher amounts in the mountains.
Current Weather Information for December 11, 2025
This Afternoon
Scattered snow showers nortgh, numerous in the mountains.
Falling through the 20s south, into the teens north
Tonight
Scattered snow showers north, numerous in the mountains.
Single digits to mid teens
Friday
Scattered morning snow showers northeast.
Upper teens to mid 20s, except mid to upper 20s far southern valleys
Saturday
Chance of afternoon snow showers, mainly west.
Mainly mid 20s to around 30
Eye on the Night Sky
Thursday, December 11, 2025
Today:
Tonight’s half Moon, or Last Quarter, rises in the east at midnight, pushed just ahead of the constellation Virgo. The Moon will ride across the southern sky during the predawn hours. Through mid-morning, it will remain visible in the west-southwest, before setting in the west at around noon tomorrow.