This week, I want to take you to the low southern skies for one of the best constellations of summer, Sagittarius the Archer.
Not only is Sagittarius easy to find, but i...
Over the years, as I've enjoyed sharing my love of astronomy with you, I’ve rattled off the distances to many stars and galaxies. Except for within our solar system, tryi...
I must admit the full moon this month is aggravating.
It coincides with the peak of one of the best annual meteor showers of the year. The moon is full on the very same ...
First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer constellations in the sky. And with earlier sun...
One of my favorite summer constellations is Hercules the Hero. Despite it being one of the fainter constellations, it's the fifth-largest in the sky. I love the Greek my...
Since spring, Corona Borealis has been in our Butler evening sky and will remain on our evening celestial stage until late October.
Its name is Latin for “The Northern C...
You may have already heard or read that we're going to have a “Supermoon” this week over Butler on Wednesday. Supermoon is a relatively new term that I didn't know until...
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...
