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
Membership
Adventure begins here.
What’s Happening at the Museum?
Weather Forecast
Snow squalls possible starting late today in far northern New York, and this evening elsewhere.
Current Weather Information for February 25, 2026
This Afternoon
Scattered snow showers north, mainly in New York.
Upper 20s to mid 30s
Tonight
Scattered snow showers or squalls, mainly before midnight.
Teens to lower 20s
Thursday
Partly sunny.
Upper 20s to mid 30s
Friday
Mix of sun and clouds.
Mainly mid 30s to around 40
Eye on the Night Sky
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Today:
With a view to the south at 8:20 PM, you can see the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog, facing upward toward Orion. Above Orion will appear the Waxing Gibbous Moon, the home plate within cosmic basball diamand, with Jupiter at first base, Betelgeuse at second, and Aldebaran at third. Behind home plate, calling balls and strikes, it the bright star Capella.