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...
Monday's solar eclipse will be astronomic spectacle
Thousands and thousands of sky watchers including yours truly have waited a long time for Monday's total solar eclipse...
Among the gang of 88 constellations seen from Earth, with about 66 of them available in Butler, there are eight bird constellations. I suppose that only figures since bi...
Place blame on the moon
This past week we had another great show in the stars as a fat waxing gibbous moon passed by Saturn in the early evening low southern sky.
Since t...
