Even though it’s now officially spring, there’s plenty of winter left in the early evening skies.
Part of the beautiful array of winter constellations are the two best-k...
Winter is over Thursday night at 10:49 p.m. — at least astronomically. That is the exact moment of the Vernal Equinox, the astronomical beginning of spring.
When you wer...
There’s a full moon this weekend over Butler but it’s not just any old full moon. It’s yet another supermoon.
The only thing is, it’s not all that super. At the most it’...
We have many special celestial happenings this month, but even without them March is fantastic for stargazing. It’s not as cold as January and February overall, but the ...
In my years of writing for the Butler Eagle, I've never written a column about how useful and fun binoculars are for stargazing. Well, it's about time.
While I certainly...
Feb. 15 would have been the great Galileo Galilei’s 456th birthday. Without a doubt, he was one of the great cornerstones of the foundation of modern-day astronomy
Ther...
Valentine's Day is coming. Love is in the air and the Butler night sky.
This year the celestial timing is almost right. I say almost because the full moon this month is ...
February stargazing is fantastic for many reasons. Sure, it’s not as comfortable for stargazers living with the winter cold, but the extra-special celestial jewels make ...
In the early evening twilight skies this week, you have an excellent opportunity to see three other planets in our solar system, two of which are way out there.
We also ...
In last week's column I described at least some of the celestial treasures waiting for you within the great constellation Orion the Hunter. You can have a lot of fun che...
