As our old Earth orbits the sun we're treated to nearly 70 constellations as the nighttime side of Earth faces different directions of space through the course of the ye...
We’re into the shortest nights of the year now so good stargazing can’t really begin until after 10 p.m., and the show is pretty much over by 4:30 a.m. when morning twil...
Even in the worst areas of light pollution, Venus has been putting on a great show this spring and will dazzle on through most of the summer.
Without a doubt, Venus is ...
Big planet has over 60 moons
Jupiter, the goliath planet of our solar system, is set to put on quite a show through the summer in the Butler sky.
Currently it’s high enou...
Have you seen that super bright star rising in the low southeastern Butler sky shortly after sunset?
It's not a star, but rather the big guy of our solar system, the pla...
Most of the 66 or so of the constellations we see around the Butler night sky require you to suspend any sense of reality and turn on the imagination big time.
I always ...
This is your absolute last chance to see what’s left of the brilliant winter constellations in the Butler western sky.
They’re just about lost below the western horizon ...
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...
