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
Becoming windy overnight, with pockets of freezing rain possible. Otherwise getting briefly warmer, as well as rainy and very windy, into Monday night. Still windy but much colder Tuesday.
Current Weather Information for March 16, 2026
Sunday Night
Becoming windy. Chance of rain showers; some freezing rain possible east, and in far northern NY.
Low to mid 30s north, mid to upper 30s south, rising late
Monday
Some early freezing rain possible east, otherwise windy with showers likely.
Upper 50s to mid 60s west, mid 50s to around 60 east
Tuesday
Scattered snow showers.
Upper 20s to mid 30s, steady or falling
Wednesday
Partly cloudy.
Mid 20s to lower 30s north, mainly low to mid 30s south
Eye on the Night Sky
Monday, March 16, 2026
Today:
As the star Arcturus climbs to one third of the way above the eastern horizon at 11:00 PM this, look for another brilliant star to return to the skies, the bluish-white Vega, just rising in the north-northeast. Vega appears on any clear night of the year, but shifts into evening skies in the Spring.