Welcome to part three of my trilogy on the birth, life, and death of stars.
In last week's column about the life of stars, I told you how stars cook up energy in their c...
Last week in Starwatch, in the first part of a trilogy of the birth, life, and death of a star, I described how stars are born in very large groups.
All stars, which are...
Orion Nebula worth seeing
Every so often I like to go into more detail about the life and times of those twinkling stars we see over Butler night after night, when cloud...
Constellation has clusters
The constellation Gemini the Twins pops out in the very high southeastern sky and resides on the east end of my favorite part of the sky with “...
We have the best of all worlds looking out from our world this month.
March stargazing is fantastic because you still have Orion and all the great constellations of wint...
In the history of this humble little star-watching column I’ve thrown a myriad of numbers at you about the sizes of the stars and planets available in our night sky and ...
Stargazing evokes tale of love, heart
The night sky is a giant bay window with a great view into our universe, and it's made for lovers. It can really set the stage for a...
Night after night the stars in our Butler celestial dome present us with a plethora of pictures and patterns that roam across the sky.
Most of what we see are individual...
Star watching is wonderful this month. In fact, this is one of the best times of the year. It’s worth bundling up for and then some.
It’s especially fantastic to see the...
Aries the Ram is certainly not the smallest constellation in the Butler night sky, although it sure appears to be.
Constellations are more than dot-to-dot pictures of an...
