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1783: 79: 104: 428: 62: 424:, the building features red sandstone and limestone laid in Richardsonian-Romanesque style. The museum was expanded in 1894 to house the entire growing collection, moving from its previous location, Fairbanks' own house, Undercliffe Mansion, where the items and artifacts had been kept beginning in the 1870s. Much of the main collection in the museum comes from Fairbanks' own pre-existing collection, for which the museum was purposefully built to contain and display. 412: 725:, to host public outdoor astronomy events at the observatory site and across the state. In more recent years, Spitzer Planetarium presenters also utilize a smaller, inflatable dome, called a "portable planetarium", featuring the same projection software as the main planetarium, for presentations at schools, libraries, and other indoor event spaces in the region. Annual spring astronomy camp includes astronomy lessons about planets, stars, constellations, and 455:, the museum closed in March 2020, and only partially reopened between July–December 2020, The museum reopened again in early March 2021, with the planetarium reopening, under restrictions, in late May 2021. While closed, the weather station and some educational programs continued to operate, holding regular online classes and science livestreams, as well as pandemic situation updates for local residents in Vermont and New Hampshire. 561:, but expanding to include local radio and print media weather forecasting, with the creation of broadcasting studios for meteorologists. Initially located in the basement of the main building (which often drew questions and criticism about the lack of windows and visibility for the forecasters to see the actual sky), the weather center's studios were relocated in 2017 to another building at the back of the museum campus. 111: 86: 450:
The Fairbanks Museum has seen continuous operation since its founding, other than annual brief closures every January for upkeep and maintenance of the exhibits and facilities, and rotation of the vast collection in and out of storage. Normal operations had the museum open 10 AM 5 PM. ET every day of
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In 2017, the Shippee Family Eye Care Butterfly House was installed in the courtyard behind the Museum's main gallery. An open structure with a canopy cover and benches along the inside, the butterfly house is an immersive experience that invites guests to walk among native butterflies and local flora
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Meteorological records by the Fairbanks family in St. Johnsbury date back to the 1870s at the Undercliffe mansion, and were then moved to the Fairbanks Museum in 1891, with regular weather recordings at the same unaltered location beginning in late 1893. In part, the museum's tradition of reporting
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The planetarium was further renovated between 2018 and 2019, including the replacement of the benches with modern seating in a more traditional theater arrangement, and rotating the hemispherical projection screen forward, both expanding audience capacity and improving comfortability of the domed
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Between 1959 and 1960, the planetarium and space gallery were installed, replacing the Colonial Room exhibit gallery. It opened to the public in April 1961, becoming the only public planetarium in Vermont, and has been periodically upgraded over time, while being continuously operated ever since.
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The location for the museum, a plot of land Fairbanks already owned in the St. Johnsbury village, had been inspected, approved, cleared, and prepared in 1889. Construction on the main building began with a ceremony on 4 July 1890 when Frances Clapp Fairbanks laid the cornerstone. The building was
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the weather and atmospheric conditions comes from Franklin Fairbanks' own practice of doing so. The meteorological instruments are located primarily behind the main building, where they also serve as a weather recording exhibit, as well as on a truss affixed on top of the museum roof.
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In 2012, the planetarium was upgraded with the installation of digital hardware and software, greatly increasing capabilities, and allowing for the projection of specialized 360° video. However, the analog hardware originally used in the 1960s, including a control panel and a
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Between 2020 and 2023, major modification and construction is taking place to expand the eastern side of main building in a project known as the "Tang Science Annex", to provide more exhibition area and greater accessibility, with major funding being provided by the
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The Lyman Spitzer Jr. Planetarium and Vinton Space Science Gallery (sometimes shortened to simply the "Spitzer Planetarium"), located at the top of a spiral staircase on the second floor overhanging the front entrance, was built between 1959 and 1960 following the
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headquarters and factories since the 1820s, as well as several other mansions and estates owned by members of the family. Before founding the museum, Franklin Fairbanks had served as president of the company, which his father and uncle had founded.
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The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium set the Guiness World Record for the "largest astronomy lesson" in 2018 when 1,580 people attended a 40 minute program held across the street from the Museum. The planetarium regularly coordinates with the
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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
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The museum's exhibits include natural specimens, a seasonal wildflower table, a native butterfly house and flower garden, an observation beehive, artistic pieces made out of
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Live shows and presentations as well as planetarium movies cover a variety of topics, including basic backyard stargazing, the history and development of astronomy,
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Weather Center, was established at the museum in November 1981 by meteorologists Steve Maleski and Mark Breen, continuing the written weather reports for the
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situated around a projection module, but in the early 1980s the chairs were replaced by rows of curved benches arranged in semicircles on either side.
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Notable space themed events hosted by the museum include a series of special planetarium shows and astronomy outreach events for the 2009
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theater. An elevator was also installed to improve accessibility, connecting the main museum entrance with the planetarium lobby.
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The section of the museum now occupied by the planetarium previously contained a historical exhibit about Vermont during the
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for the largest astronomy observation event, with over 1500 people attending a live night sky astronomy lesson, as well as
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and the Northern Skies Observatory, an astronomy research, observation, and image and data processing center located in
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happening around the same occasion. In July 2021, the museum hosted an event both on-site and online with Dr.
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and astronomical observation. In the planetarium lobby is the space science gallery, displayed in which are
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Where the Great River Rises: An Atlas of the Upper Connecticut River Watershed in Vermont and New Hampshire
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rocket displayed in front of the museum in the early 1960s, dubbed the "Fairbanks Museum Security System".
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The museum is organized into 6 different departments or categories, which are reflected in its logo and
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The town of St. Johnsbury had a long history with the Fairbanks family, having been the location of the
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In 2019, the museum's weather station surpassed its 125th anniversary, and was recognized by the
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dioramas (moose, bison, flamingos, bears, birds of paradise, snakes, woodchucks and opossums),
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and rock samples from various Apollo missions obtained by the museum for temporary display by
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and Magic 97.7. The facility also produces daily weather forecasts for three newspapers: The
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as the second oldest regular meteorological observation station in North America, after the
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will be passing over the area of Vermont, providing a more spectacular viewing opportunity.
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as part of a public science outreach initiative by the agency in observation of the event.
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used for star projection, are on permanent display on the main floor of the museum.
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landing, hosted by Fairbanks science communicators, featuring live telemetry from
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finished by spring 1891, opening to the public later that year. Designed by
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astronomy & spaceflight news articles for online and print publication.
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demonstrations and other educational displays. The event was certified by
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National Register of Historic Places in Caledonia County, Vermont
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Natural science museum and planetarium in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
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at the Moon, providing updates about the program including
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and their association with various mythology and cultures,
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The Northern New England Weather Center, also known as the
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lessons, which includes the construction and launching of
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topics. Other productions of the planetarium include the
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Blanding, Michael; Hall, Alexandra (February 11, 2014).
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weekly night sky forecast for astronomy, as well as the
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developments, and taking questions from the audience.
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meteorology and astronomy newsletter and online blog.
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Strimbeck, Rick; Bazilchuk, Nancy (April 25, 1999).
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Sign on front lawn beside the entrance of the museum
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is located in Vermont
Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium is located in the United States
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
44°25′12.6″N 72°1′11.4″W / 44.420167°N 72.019833°W / 44.420167; -72.019833
Packard, Lambert
www.fairbanksmuseum.org
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natural science
museum
history museum
planetarium
St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Franklin Fairbanks
National Register of Historic Places
meteorology
Vermont Public Radio
Caledonian Record
Times Argus
Rutland Herald
astronomy
space science

Saturn
polar bears
Fairbanks Scales

Lambert Packard

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