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"
    April 2211:30 am - 12:00 pm
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  • Butterfly Full-Dome Movie
    April 2212:30 pm - 1:00 pm
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  • Astronomy Full-Dome Movie - "Beyond the Sun"
    April 221:30 pm - 2:00 pm
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  • Live Astronomy Presenter - From Apollo to Artemis
    April 222:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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Membership

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Weather Forecast

***Earth Day***
Morning clouds, then breaks of sun, and a little cooler west, still mild through NH and southern VT, in the 60s.

Current Weather Information for April 22, 2025

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Monday Night

Showers likely.
Low to mid 40s east, mainly mid to upper 40s west

Mix of sun and clouds.

Tuesday

Mostly to partly cloudy. Chance of shower, mainly north.
Mid to upper 60s south, 50s to lower 60s north

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Wednesday

Partly to mostly sunny.
Upper 50s to mid 60s south, mainly mid 50s to around 60 north

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Thursday

Chance of a late-day shower far north, mainly in New York.
60 to 70, north to south.

Eye on the Night Sky

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Today:
For reasons that scientists don’t yet understand, the aurora borealis, or “northern lights” are seen more frequently in April. The Sun, unusually quiet over the past few years, now shows a significant increase in sunspots and other solar activity, improving our chances of seeing some northern lights over the next few years.