Without a doubt, one of the strangest constellations in the Butler winter heavens is Auriga, the chariot driver with goats on his shoulder.
It must have been quite a par...
I think February stargazing is the best.
It's the best stargazing of the year in Butler, not so much for the personal comfort of the stargazer, but for the wonderful cel...
Blue moon will be super and bloody
This coming Wednesday we’re having an extremely rare astronomical event over Butler.
It will be a super bloody blue moon, all in the sa...
Last week in my column I attempted to cover all of the astronomical treasures of the constellation Orion proudly shining in the Butler southeastern sky.
It’s loaded with...
Orion the Hunter is the king of the constellations as far as I’m concerned.
Believe me, I’m far from the only one with that opinion. In the minds and imaginations of man...
Welcome to stargazing in 2018.
January nights are the best of times, but can also be the worst of times for stargazing. It's certainly not for the cold weather faint of ...
Mars, Jupiter get up close for start gazers
With New Year’s Eve upon us, one of the things I like to do and I’m sure you do too is to think back on all past events of 201...
I know I may be getting ahead of myself just a bit, but if you're expecting a telescope under the Christmas tree I sure hope you get one.
Maybe you've just decided to tr...
This is a great time of year to watch for aurora borealis, otherwise known as the northern lights.
Actually, aurora don’t really favor one season over another, but you h...
This week you can catch one of the best meteor showers of the year over Butler.
It's the annual Geminid meteor shower, and if the clouds stay away it should be a good on...
