Being that it's Halloween season, I thought it only appropriate to feature a monster constellation.
Draco the Dragon would certainly qualify, but there are certainly mo...
Take 'tiny' challenge
This week in Starwatch I’m deep tracking a bit. There are 80 constellations that can be seen from Earth and they’re all different sizes.
Delphinus t...
Star is twice size of sun
This week I’m sure you’ll hear in the media that we’re having a “supermoon” on Saturday night, one of three happening this year.
A supermoon is ...
Mars, Saturn still visible
It’s really autumn now, and it’s a really wonderful time to get out and enjoy the absolute beauty of the Butler sky.
We’re entering the prime t...
Nearly gone next month
The diminutive but distinct constellation Corona Borealis has been out all summer long and is now making its final curtain call in our evening sky ...
Summer ends this Thursday
This is absolutely the last weekend of summer even though signs of autumn are everywhere.
Astronomical summer switches over to astronomical autu...
The 2016 Butler version of the full harvest moon is coming Friday night, but for all practical purposes it will be full on Thursday evening as well.
As the moon orbits t...
Summer is in its final phase. I’ve even spotted a few Halloween decorations going up in a store.
If you’re like me, you hang on to summer as long as you can, and one way...
It's hard to believe but summer is racing to a close. Children are going back to school and even though summer doesn't officially end until Sept. 22, it's just not the s...
As soon as it's dark, around 9 p.m., look for a constellation in the low southern Butler skies that clearly resembles a teapot. A triangle of three bright stars make up ...
