Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Natural science museum and planetarium in St. Johnsbury, Vermont / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is a combination natural science museum, history museum, and planetarium located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was founded in 1890 by businessman, politician, naturalist, and collector Franklin Fairbanks. The museum and its buildings are on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium | |
Location | 1302 Main St., St. Johnsbury, Vermont |
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Coordinates | 44°25′12.6″N 72°1′11.4″W |
Area | 1 acre |
Built | 1890 (1890) |
Architect | Packard, Lambert |
Architectural style | Romanesque |
Website | www.fairbanksmuseum.org |
NRHP reference No. | 07001344[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 1, 2008 |
Museum Director | Adam Kane (2014–) |
Planetarium Director, Senior Meteorologist | Mark Breen (1981–) |
The Eye on the Sky Weather Center is a meteorology and weather forecasting station operated regularly at the site since 1893. Meteorologists broadcast their unique weather forecasts for Vermont, New Hampshire, and areas immediately around the region, on Vermont Public Radio and Magic 97.7.[2] The facility also produces daily weather forecasts for three newspapers: The Caledonian Record, Times Argus, and Rutland Herald.
The Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium, established in 1960, is located at the museum, and produces public astronomy shows, as well as educational classes on various space science topics. Other productions of the planetarium include the Eye on the Night Sky astronomy program for radio broadcast, and the Night Owl astronomy & spaceflight news articles for online and print publication.