The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion the Hunter's faithful companions in our Butler starry skies.
Orion is one of the best known and most recognized ...
All winter long we’ve been dazzled and amazed by the bright luminaries that make up the cast of what I call “Orion and his gang.”
When you gaze upward into the late wint...
A traditional Easter egg hunt is a lot of fun, especially for kids. I certainly enjoyed them when I was young, a few dozen years ago.
It's also a lot of fun to roll acro...
Unusual event is not so rare this year
For the second time this month we have a full moon this week, and when that happens the second full moon of the month is traditiona...
Over the last several years or so you may have heard your local TV weather person declare March 1 as the start of meteorological spring.
It's certainly not a light switc...
The night sky is a grab bag of constellations of all shapes and sizes, with civilizations all around the world adding their own spin on the patterns of the night sky.
Mo...
Winter is the shortest season of the year, at least astronomically.
Again, we’re talking astronomically. Weather-wise it can be a whole different matter.
Even if you en...
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...
