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?
John Perry Ph.D. (Astrophysics)
June 30, 5:30 PM
Holographic Universe Theory in the Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium
Dinosaurs on the way!
June 17
Dinosaurs Among Us from the American Museum of Natural History is on the way …
Build It! Workshops
June 24 & 25
Create your own Rube Goldberg contraption with Zach Umperovitch.
Weather Forecast
***AIR QUALITY ALERT IN VT UNTIL 9 AM, AND NY AND NH THROUGH MIDNIGHT***
Cool, showers increasing this afternoon.
Current Weather Information for June 6, 2023
Today
Variable sun, clouds, and smoke. Showers developing this afternoon.
60s to near 70, 60 to 65 northeast.
Tonight
Showers likely.
40s to around 50.
Wednesday
Scattered to numerous showers.
50s to low 60s.
Thursday
Scattered showers.
Upper 50s to mid 60s.
Eye on the Night Sky
Tuesday, June 06, 2023
All night, every night, the North Star is right where it always is – half way up, due north. Many are surprised that the North Star is not the brightest star in the heavens. It is not its brightness, but its location directly above the Earth’s North Pole that makes this the Pole Star. As the Earth spins on its axis, this star remains fixed in the same place, while the rest of the skies pivots around it.