April is truly a month of transition. Butler nights are shorter and you have to stay up later to begin your stargazing, but the trade-off is that the nights are getting w...
Our Pennsylvania gardens are home to a variety of invertebrates such as insects, spiders, centipedes, snails, and many others. We see these creatures throughout the sprin...
Stargazing binoculars never get enough credit. They may not have as much light gathering ability and magnification as telescopes do, but binoculars have definite advantag...
All around us, there have already been signs of spring. Due to a change in the law several years back, daylight savings time has kicked in earlier. If you're a frequent r...
In the case of the two celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion the Hunter for letting the dogs loose in our starry...
One of the joys of looking out into the cold, clear night skies of early spring is to catch a glimpse of Orion, the mighty hunter in the south-southwestern Butler sky. So...
Stargazing has it all in March. All the great evening winter constellations
are still available, and in most places, you don’t have to bundle up quite as
much.
The first ...
Whenever you gaze upon the stars and constellations, it's easy to forget that you're seeing a three-dimensional picture. The constellations seem to be set against a black...
Once again Valentine's Day is upon us. With Valentine's falling on Monday this year, I know many of you have been celebrating in advance this weekend. Without a doubt, Va...
Auriga is one weird constellation! It resembles a lopsided pentagon, but
according to Greek and Roman mythology, Auriga outlines a retired
championship chariot driver car...
