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...
One of the classic constellations of the night over Butler is Pegasus, the flying horse.
The heavenly horsey is currently soaring in the southeastern early evening sky. ...
October evening skies in Butler have much to offer. Most of the sky is occupied by the constellations of autumn, but there’s still great summer constellations lighting u...
Happy astronomical autumn!
Summer switched over to autumn last Wednesday afternoon at 3:21, the moment of Autumnal Equinox.
The sun’s daily arc across the sky from eas...
While you’re enjoying the full harvest moon this week, check out the King and Queen of the planets in our Butler September skies.
As darkness sets in, look for them sid...
Now that it gets darker a lot sooner in the evening, it's easier to stargaze before the sandman starts working on your eyelids. You can spend a lot more time with your t...
The king of the planets has joined the ringed wonder of our solar system in the early evening Butler sky. By far, Jupiter and Saturn are the brightest star-like objects ...
Despite the September upon us, there’s plenty of summer constellations playing on stage in our Butler nightly celestial theater. Also, since sunsets are earlier your sta...
Since 1989, thousands of extrasolar planets have been discovered orbiting other stars. That’s just in the immediate vicinity of our home galaxy, the Milky Way. There are...
