We’re getting a great gift in our Butler skies this holiday season. Three bright planets decorate our evening skies; Saturn, Jupiter and Mars.
We also have some nice ce...
This weekend and early this coming week, the morning skies over Butler are definitely worth waking up and bundling up for to enjoy the annual Geminid meteor shower, one o...
There’s magic in the night sky over Butler this holiday season, and an extra gift from the heavens as Mars has invaded our eastern evening sky and is less than 52 millio...
What you see in the Butler sky is not always reality. There are many illusions up there.
Whenever you gaze upon the starry sky, you do not see the stars in real-time. Y...
I’ve been meaning to tell you about the tiny constellation Delphinus the Dolphin, and I’m happy to get to it finally.
Less than a hundred years ago, the International As...
If you’ve got a stargazing fan on your holiday gift-giving list and you’re considering a telescope for that special someone, even if that someone is you, I want you to bu...
While it's not rare to get two lunar eclipses in one year, otherwise known as bloody moons, I would definitely call it a celestial bonus.
Our first one May 15 to 16 was ...
November night skies over Butler are action filled this year! The full moon is on Nov. 8.
It’s arguably best known as the “Beaver Moon.” It’s also known as the Frosty M...
A nasty celestial bird is soaring in the early evening Butler southwestern sky.
Aquila, the Eagle, is one of the 65-plus constellations available in our night skies duri...
From backyard stargazers to the greatest astronomers, no matter what level, the more light we can gather from the heavens, the better.
Until we find a way to travel pas...
