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

  • Dinosaur Full-Dome Movie
    July 2010:30 am - 11:00 am
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  • Live Astronomy Presenter - "Tonight's Sky"
    July 2011:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Butterfly Full-Dome Movie
    July 2012:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Astronomy Full-Dome Movie - "Beyond the Sun"
    July 201:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Live Astronomy Presenter - "Solar System Tour"
    July 202:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • Astronomy Full-Dome Movie - "One Sky"
    July 203:30 pm - 4:15 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

What’s Happening at the Museum?

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Weather Forecast

Scattered showers and thunderstorms today, some possibly severe. Much cooler Monday. Getting warmer again on Tuesday.

Current Weather Information for July 20, 2025

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This Afternoon

Showers and thunderstorms.
70s north, upper 70s to mid 80s south

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Tonight

Widely scattered showers; chance of an early storm in the south.
Mainly 50s

Mix of sun and clouds.

Monday

Chance of a hilltop shower northeast.
Mid 60s to mid 70s, north to south

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Tuesday

Mostly to partly sunny.
Upper 60s to mid 70s north, mid to upper 70s south

Eye on the Night Sky

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Today:
On this day in 1969, millions of people on the Earth watched as one man, Neil Armstrong, became the first person to visit the Moon. Tonight the Moon won’t rise until after midnight, doing so in the east-northeast at around 1:50 AM, and somewhat surrounded by 3:15, with Venus below, Aldebaran to the lower right, and Capella farther to its upper left.