July stargazing is certainly a late show over Butler but worth it because it’s now prime time for summer constellations, and planets are finally beginning to come back to...
I usually write about telescope dos and don'ts with telescopes around the holiday season, but I thought I'd write about it now for a change. After all, it's a lot more co...
Welcome to part three of my trilogy on stars' birth, life and death.
In last week’s Starwatch column about the life of stars, I told you how stars cook up energy in thei...
Last week in Starwatch, I described how stars are born in gigantic groups in part one of the trilogy of a star's birth, life, and death.
Every phase is controlled by gra...
Every so often I like to go into more detail about the life and times of those twinkling stars we see night after night in the Butler sky when clouds aren’t photo bombing...
If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight. Catch an afternoon nap, grab a lawn chair, and enjoy ...
Stargazing is always a lot of fun year-round, but if there's a slow time of year, this is it. The spring constellations just don't have the same razzmatazz that the winte...
Let’s hope and pray we have clear skies on Sunday night, May 15. It will be our last chance to see a prime time, early evening, total lunar eclipse, or “Blood Moon,” unti...
Now that we’re well into spring, you can easily see the Big Dipper at the start of the evening, suspended upside down, high above the northern Butler horizon.
It’s nearl...
May stargazing offers quite a variety across the celestial stage.
At center stage are the spring constellations, while in the west, at least in the early evening, the la...
