Being that it's Halloween this coming Friday, I thought it only appropriate to tell you about my favorite monsters of the Butler night sky — Draco the Dragon, and the hea...
One of the classic constellations of the Butler night sky is Pegasus, the flying horse. The heavenly horsey is currently soaring in the southeastern early evening sky.
T...
Every one of us is unique and important, but at the same time, we’re a microscopic part of something that’s beyond comprehension.
Our Earth, solar system, sun and billio...
On Monday night, we officially have our Harvest Moon for 2025 over Butler, and it’s also our first of three “supermoons.” I’m totally OK calling it a Harvest Moon, but I’...
There’s so much going on this month for stargazers, including great lunar conjunctions and cover-ups. One of the great meteor showers also puts on a show.
October is a t...
My favorite planet, besides the one I live on, is on the rise in the low eastern Butler sky during evening twilight. It’s Saturn and you can’t miss it! It’s the brightest...
This week in Starwatch I want you to go sky-high to dig for some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes.
And now that it gets darker a lot sooner in the eve...
Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our Butler night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens.
I’ve hea...
Sadly, summer comes to an end this month. But the great news for stargazing over Butler this September is that there’s so much happening in the heavens and along with tha...
This week in Starwatch I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another ni...
