Sadly, summer comes to an end this month. But the great news for stargazing over Butler this September is that there’s so much happening in the heavens and along with tha...
This week in Starwatch I want to go back to basics when it comes to the moon. So why does the moon change shape? Why is it a crescent on one night, a half-moon another ni...
This week in Starwatch I want to take you to the low southern skies for one of the best constellations of summer, Sagittarius the Archer, one of the zodiac constellations...
It’s time once again this year for the Perseid meteor shower, and most years, it’s a marquee stargazing event over Butler, but not this year. You can blame it on the moon...
First, let’s start with the good news. As with August stargazing any year, there’s still plenty of summer and great summer constellations in the sky. And with earlier sun...
Summer evening skies are the home of some classic constellations. One of them is Scorpius the Scorpion, the 10th brightest constellation in the night sky and one of those...
There are so many great stories in the over 60 constellations available to us in our Butler night sky. There are heroes, hunters, musical instruments, royalty and all kin...
The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains Vega, one of the brightest stars in our Butler night sky. As soon as it gets dark enough after sunset, look for the brigh...
This Thursday, we'll have our first full moon of astronomical summer over Butler, but for all practical purposes the moon will be pretty much full all week long.
As much...
July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it's worth losing some sleep over because it’s prime time for summer constellations. I suggest lying back on a reclining law...
