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While there really aren't any Christmas constellations in the Butler sky this time of year, or any other time for that matter, there...
This coming week in the early Butler overnight skies there will be quite a show going on. It's the annual Geminid meteor shower, one of the best of the year.
Only the Pe...
Without a doubt winter stargazing can be challenging, but if you bundle up and keep your feet and face warm, the rewards are heavenly.
Believe it or not, in the early ev...
Every year about this time I like to put out my column on telescope gift giving.
You have someone on your holiday gift list who's looking for a telescope, no matter how ...
9 constellations named for them
This Thursday evening after the Thanksgiving feast and the football games, take a walk under the stars. It’s a great way to fight off the ...
Constellations, meteor show appear in skies
Stargazing this time of year around Butler is really getting a lot easier because first off, the nights are now a lot longer t...
This weekend Daylight Saving Time ends, and that’s just fine with me.
First off, we get an extra hour of sleep, but more importantly for stargazers it’s dark enough for ...
Stargazers urged to view Mars
There will be a lot of Halloween characters roaming around your neighborhood on Wednesday night, but Halloween will hang on in the night ski...
Just where did names originate?
When you gaze upon the Butler night sky, especially in the dark skies of the countryside, you can allegedly see all kinds of people and cr...
My first love as it has been for over 50 years is still visual astronomy and always will be but about 10 years ago I added the dimension of astrophotography mainly thank...
