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
Slight chance of an isolated shower north. Clear. Patchy valley fog.
Current Weather Information for July 26, 2024
Tonight
Slight chance of a spotty shower north. Patchy valley fog.
50s to near 60.
Saturday
Sunshine. Nice summer day.
Upper 70s to mid 80s.
Sunday
Mostly sunny. Warmer. Increasing humidity.
80s to near 90.
Monday
Sunshine with mixed clouds. Chance of a shower south.
80s to 90.
Eye on the Night Sky
Friday, July 26, 2024
Today:
The North Star, also known as Polaris, remains anchored halfway up from the northern horizon, never moving noticeably, though, technically, it does make a very small circle as the Earth rotates on its axis. The circle is a little more than one degree, or twice the diameter of the Moon.