When you ask the average person what the brightest star in the Butler night sky is, the answer you often get is the North Star.
Unfortunately that’s nowhere near the ri...
As with everything in life there are trade-offs, stargazing included.
Overall, spring nights are gradually getting warmer, but they’re also getting shorter. On top of t...
It’s full moon time again this weekend, and like all full moons this month’s moon has many names.
Probably the best known name comes from southern Native American tribe...
This weekend we’re all experiencing the first hours of spring 2021.
Spring precisely began early this Saturday morning at 5:47 a.m., more formally known as the Vernal E...
Astronomical spring doesn't officially begin until next Saturday morning at 5:37 a.m., but there are already definite signs of spring in the March evening skies.
One of...
Since last autumn, one of the marquee pleasures of the Butler night sky has been gracing stargazers.
It's the Pleiades star cluster, easily seen with just your God-give...
It’s the best of all worlds, looking out from our world this month. March stargazing is fantastic because you still have Orion and all of the great constellations of win...
This column is my third and final installment about the constellation Orion the Hunter’s celestial treasures, the best the evening skies have to offer, at least in this ...
The majestic constellation Orion the Hunter is a familiar celestial friend to stargazers in the Butler night sky during the winter.
I never get tired of looking at it, ...
The word “awesome” has become a staple of our vocabulary, and that's great; or should I say awesome?
Forgive me if I sound like a curmudgeon, but the downside is that a...
