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
    May 711:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Extreme Weather Full-Dome Movie
    May 712:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Dinosaurs of Antarctica - Full Dome Movie
    May 71:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • From Apollo to Artemis - Live Astronomy Show
    May 72:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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  • Flying Monsters- Full Dome Movie
    May 73:30 pm - 4:00 pm
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Membership

Adventure begins here.

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Current Weather Information for May 7, 2026

Evening Mostly Clear Weather Icon

Today

Patchy fog giving with to increasing amounts of sun.  Cool.
50 to 60 north to south

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Thursday Night

Clearing and cool. Some patchy frost.
30s to near 40, 30 in the cold spots

Mix of sun and clouds.

Friday

Sun and clouds. An isolated shower or sprinkle.
50s

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Saturday

A little sun and a chance of showers north. Showers becoming likely south.
50s to low 60s

Eye on the Night Sky

Thursday, May 07, 2026

Today:
Stretched through the east and southeast by 10 o’clock, the brilliant stars Arcturus, two-thirds of the way up in the southeast, and Vega, well to its lower left, and one third of the way above the eastern horizon, help you to locate a faint semi-circle of stars between them, the Northern Crown, closer to Arcturus.