Star watching is wonderful in the wintertime! I think it’s one of the best times of the year to soak in the splendor of the Butler night sky. It’s worth bundling up for ...
If you’ve been a faithful frequent reader of my Starwatch column, first of all, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations strewn out over the so...
I admit that my title for this column is a strange one, but here's an explanation.
Let's start with Mars. Since late last summer, Mars has been a part of the evening sk...
Since summertime, the very bright planet Venus has held court in the Butler morning sky while Jupiter and Saturn have been headliners in the evening heavens.
All good t...
Happy New Year fellow stargazers!
The amazing and historic show that the bright planets Jupiter and Saturn put on last month continues through the first half of January...
I sure hope you had a lovely Christmas, as strained and strange the times have been. As far as I’m concerned the faster we can get rid of 2020 the better! Let’s just hop...
It's time for my annual Starwatch column when I like to suggest what can be considered the Christmas star for the holiday season. Most years it's not actually a star, bu...
What a great weekend for stargazing in Butler! The Geminid meteor shower is peaking and a historic celestial hugging is getting tighter and tighter.
The closest conjunct...
As I told you last week in Starwatch, this December has so much going on in the Butler night skies. It's a good thing, at least for stargazers, that we have some of the ...
This December starts with a full moon in the sky and ends with another full moon.
While the first full moon is officially Monday, for all practical purposes the night s...
