If you woke up Christmas morning and found a telescope by the tree, congratulations!
You may be tempted to put off using your new telescope until it warms up a bit, but ...
'Tis the time of year for making merry, and also for changing seasons.
That's what we'll do this Tuesday morning at 10:58 a.m., the moment of the winter solstice, the fi...
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 ...
Geminids are up first
No matter what holidays you celebrate this time of year, there’s a lot to celebrate in the Butler night sky this month. Believe it or not, there’s...
Throughout the year, especially around this time, I receive many emails about purchasing a telescope, either for oneself or that special someone. Every year I try to pro...
Another Blood Moon is on the way! Catch a nap this Thursday afternoon because later that night we'll have a lunar eclipse beginning after 2 a.m. on Friday morning.
It's...
November always has many things going for stargazing fans, and this year we have great added attractions, a near total lunar eclipse as well as excellent planet watching...
Being that it’s Halloween weekend, I thought it only appropriate to tell you about my favorite monsters of the Butler night sky: Draco the Dragon, and the head of Medusa...
Lyra the Lyre (or harp) is a small constellation of faint stars, with one major exception: the very bright star Vega.
As soon as the sky gets dark enough after sunset, ...
We have a nearly-full moon lighting up the sky early this week, making evening stargazing a tough go. So instead, set your alarm around 5 to 5:30 a.m. and get an excepti...
