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"
    February 1911:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Butterfly Full-Dome Movie
    February 1912:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Weather Forecast

Mostly sunny and pleasant today.

***WINTER STORM WATCH FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING FOR THE ADIRONDACKS AND CENTRAL GREENS***

Current Weather Information for February 19, 2026

Mix of sun and clouds.

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny.
Mainly mid to upper 30s

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Thursday Night

Increasing clouds.
Mid teens to lower 20s, some lower teens far north

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Friday

Snow or a mix spreading southwest to northeast in the afternoon.
Mainly mid to upper 30s

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Saturday

Snow tapering to snow showers.
Upper 20s to mid 30s

Eye on the Night Sky

Thursday, February 19, 2026

Today:
After crossing the sky this afternoon, the waxing crescent Moon will lower in the west this evening. As the light from the sunset dims, an object will appear below to the left of the Moon. Of a subtle yellow, the is the planet Saturn, which is 99.9 percent illuminated, but almost ten times as distant as the Sun.