In last week’s Starwatch I urged you to get out in the evening and watch the great winter constellations like Orion the Hunter and his gang of bright shiners on the rise...
Most people love daylight-saving time, but deep down most amateur astronomers and stargazers can live without it.
Daylight-saving time is tough on stargazers, especially...
Lore includes sea monster and a princess
One of the classic constellations of autumn is Pegasus, the flying horse soaring above the southeastern horizon in the evening sk...
Normally I do this monthly star map column toward the first of the month, but last week I wanted to write about the 2017 edition of the harvest moon.
It’s bright light m...
There are so many songs, poems and myths about the moon and moonlight. One of the best ones is the old classic “Shine on Harvest Moon.”
If the weather cooperates this co...
Telescopes gather it in
No matter what level, from backyard stargazer to the greatest of astronomers, the more light we can gather from the heavens the better.
Until a wa...
Chase peaks in October
It’s an epic that begins in March and culminates in October. Bootes the Hunting Farmer chases Ursa Major the Big Bear across the Butler sky.
Both c...
Early dark excellent for gazing
This week in Starwatch I want to go sky high to reveal some of the great visual treasures waiting for your eyes.
And now that it gets dark...
Sept. begins with full moon
Summer stargazing can be so comfortable. However, if you have an early wake-up for work the next day like I do, you have to restrict your nigh...
Dazzling stars visible in east
I sure hope wherever you were during the solar eclipse Monday you enjoyed what you witnessed.
I was in Missouri and despite the fact that t...
