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"
    May 1211:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Butterfly Full-Dome Movie
    May 1212:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Astronomy Full-Dome Movie - "Beyond the Sun"
    May 121:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Live Astronomy Presenter - Space Stations
    May 122:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Weather Forecast

Dry Tuesday. Showers start to creep in slowly from the south on Wednesday.

Current Weather Information for May 12, 2025

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Monday Night

Variable clouds.
Mainly 45 to 50

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Tuesday

Mostly to partly sunny.
70 to 75; 76 to 80 broad valleys west

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Wednesday

Slight chance of a shower far south.
70 to 75; 76 to 79 broad valleys west

Mix of sun and clouds.

Thursday

Chance of a shower.
70s

Eye on the Night Sky

Monday, May 12, 2025

Today:
While the King and the Queen, Cepheus and Cassiopeia languish near the northern horizon, Draco, the Dragon has slithered higher into the northeast. Though his stars aren’t overly bright, look for his tail starting between the Big and Little Dippers, then curving around the Little Dipper to the right and down, becoming the Dragon’s body, curving back to the right with his neck, topped off by his head.