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

  • Live Astronomy Presenter - "Tonight's Sky"
    October 1511:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Dinosaur Full-Dome Movie
    October 1512:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Astronomy Full-Dome Movie
    October 151:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Live Astronomy Presenter - From Apollo to Artemis
    October 152:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • St J Python Software Meetup
    October 155:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Membership

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Weather Forecast

Showers tonight, mainly north, and mainly of valley rain and mountain snow, all diminishing Wednesday.

Current Weather Information for October 15, 2024

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Tuesday Night

Valley rain/snow showers, mtn snow showers, all mainly north
Mainly upper 20s to mid 30s

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Wednesday

Snow/rain showers north diminishing. 
Valley highs in the 40s

Mix of sun and clouds.

Thursday

Partly to mostly sunny.
Low to mid 50s north, mid to upper 50s south

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Friday

Mostly sunny.
Mid 50s to mid 60s, north to south

Eye on the Night Sky

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

Today:
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS should be near its best for viewing, positioned right between Venus, low in the southwest, and the star Arcturus, one quarter of the way up at 6:45 PM as the comet emerges from the twilight. Through 7:15 the comet edges lower, while the sky darkens for a potentially exciting view. The comet is racing away from the Earth at 180 thousand miles an hour, getting higher and fainter each night.