To use this map, cut it out and attach it to a stiff backing. Hold it over your head and line up the compass points on the map to the compass points on the horizon where you're observing from. East and West on this map are not backward. This is not a misprint. I guarantee that when you hold this map over your head, east and west will be in their proper positions. Also, use a small flashlight and attach a red piece of cloth or red construction paper over the lens of the flashlight. You won't lose your night vision when you look at this map in red light.

I know a lot of people love daylight-saving time, and I do, too, but it’s tough on stargazers. As of Sunday we’re back on standard time. I hope you all enjoy that extra hour of sleep!

Stargazers and amateur astronomers — like yours truly — really love standard time because it gets dark enough for stargazing as early as 6 p.m. Without a doubt, we’re entering the best stargazing time of the year. Bundle up and take in the best show in the universe, your universe!

The brightest shiner in the Butler evening sky is the very bright planet Jupiter, which is absolutely dominating the eastern sky even before the end of twilight.

Late last month, Jupiter and our Earth reached a position that astronomers call opposition. It’s dubbed that because Jupiter and our sun are at opposite ends of the sky and we get to bask under the light of the great planet all night long as it rises at sunset and sets at sunrise. Not only is Jupiter pulling an all-nighter, but it’s also at its closest approach to Earth this year at just 370 million miles away.

Even with the smallest of telescopes or a decent pair of binoculars you can see up to four of Jupiter’s moons — depending on where they are in their orbits around the Jovian planet. They look like tiny little stars on either side of Jupiter.

If your scope is powerful enough — and it’s really clear — you also should be able to spot some of the cloud bands that stripe Jupiter. Next week in Starwatch I’ll have more on the great Jupiter show that continues through most of the coming winter.

Late in the evening this month, around 8 or 9 p.m., you will notice there are a lot of bright stars on the rise in the eastern sky, and the later you stay up, the more of these wonderful winter constellations you’ll see.

I call this part of the sky “Orion and his Gang” because the majestic constellation Orion the Hunter is the centerpiece. Orion is up by 10 p.m., but before then you’ll see the Pleiades, the best star cluster in the sky, which looks like a miniature Big Dipper. You’ll also see Saturn, the prettiest planet in the solar system.

Over in the western sky there are still a few summer constellations hanging in there. Cygnus the Swan, Lyra the Harp, Aquila the Eagle, Delphinus the Dolphin and a few others are slowly migrating to the west a little more each night, making their slow exit from our celestial stage.

Also, for a short time after sunset in the southwestern sky you can see the very bright planet Venus, which will slip below the horizon around 7:30 p.m.

In the high, southern sky is the primo autumn constellation Pegasus the Winged Horse, with Andromeda the Princess tagging along.

Turn around to face north and you’ll see old friends like the Big Dipper, barely above the horizon, with the Little Dipper hanging by its handle higher in the northern sky.

Cassiopeia the Queen, the constellation that looks like a giant sideways W, is proudly showing off her stuff in the high northeast sky. The W outlines the throne of the Queen, and Cassiopeia is tied up in that throne. She really ticked off Hera, the queen of the gods, by proclaiming that she was even more beautiful than Hera’s godly self. So Hera threw Cassiopeia up into the sky, eternally bound to her throne for all to see.

Besides Jupiter, the best celestial show this month is the Leonid meteor shower that will peak in the early morning hours of Nov. 17. This time around for the Leonids, though, we’ll have more than a half moon in the sky at the same time, which will greatly decrease the number of meteors or shooting stars that we see.

Still, if you’re up before morning twilight you might see a few meteors, especially from 3 a.m. to dawn.

Mike Lynch is an amateur astronomer and professional broadcast meteorologist for WCCO Radio in Minneapolis and is author of the book, “Pennsylvania Starwatch,” available at bookstores and at his website www.lynchandthestars.com.