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

  • Tonight's Sky - Live Astronomy Show
    April 1511:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    April 1512:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Sun Stars - Live Astronomy Show
    April 151:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Constellations & Cultures - Live Astronomy Show
    April 152:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Membership

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Weather Forecast

Showers or a storm tonight, mainly south and mainly late. Next chance of severe storms comes Thursday afternoon into Thursday evening.

Current Weather Information for April 15, 2026

Mix of sun and clouds.

Wednesday Night

Rising chance of showers and storms south; chance of a shower north.
Mainly low to mid 50s

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Thursday

Chance of showers; a rising chance of showers and storms after noon, mainly late.
60s to around 70 north, 70s south

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Friday

Chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
Upper 50s to mid 60s north, mid 60s to lower 70s south

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Saturday

Partly cloudy.
60s to around 70

Eye on the Night Sky

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Today:
High in the southwest this evening, as twilight fades after 9:00 PM, you’ll find the faint constellation Cancer, the Crab. While we associate Cancer the Crab with summer, due to its astrological connections, April is a wonderful time to see it. Look between the Twin stars of Gemini, and the star Regulus in Leo the Lion, for a faint, upside-down “Y” figure.