Over the next two weeks, the moon will be very prominent in our Butler sky, starting as a first quarter (half moon) on Monday and becoming a full moon a week later on Jul...
The summer of 2023 begins this coming Wednesday morning at 9:58, at least astronomically. Astronomers call this the summer solstice, the longest day of the year.
On Wed...
The planets Venus, named after the Roman goddess of love, and Mars, named after the Roman god of war, are both making a close approach to each other in the early evening...
On early evenings in June, just after twilight, look for a moderately bright star in the low Butler southeast sky a little above the horizon. It has a decidedly ruddy hue...
The Summer Solstice, the first day of astronomical summer, is on June 21 this year. It's the longest day of the year, but unfortunately for us stargazers, it's also the ...
Everyone knows that the sun is the brightest star in the sky, but do you know what the second brightest is?
If you said Polaris, you're wrong — but don't feel bad becau...
Virgo the Virgin is the second largest constellation in the Butler night skies, but it's also one of the faintest. Its only bright star is Spica.
The rest of Virgo's star...
Believe it or not, there are still a few winter constellations, most notably Gemini the Twins and Auriga the Charioteer, hanging out in the western Butler evening sky.
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Evening stargazing has lost its chill, but to be honest, it's also lost some of its thrills.
Many bright winter constellations are already below the Butler horizon at n...
In the history of my column, I've bombarded you with many numbers about the sizes and distances of the stars and planets in our Butler night sky.
The numbers can get so ...
