Super moon, harvest moon, eclipse converge
On Sunday we will truly have a rare event in the Butler sky, something that we haven’t had for at least a hundred years and so...
Tiny constellation tells heroic story
I just love the little constellation Delphinus the Dolphin, and I hope to make you fall in love with it. It’s in the upper tier of ...
For sure the days are numbered, but it’s still summer and there are still plenty of summer constellations dancing across the Butler night sky.
What’s really nice is tha...
The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains one of the brightest stars in the sky, Vega.
As soon as it gets dark enough after sunset look for the brightest star you...
Orbit, sun’s light, cause shape change
We have a summer full moon building this week in the Butler night sky. It’s our second full moon this month, making it a blue moon...
I hope at least one time this summer you can get away from the urban and suburban lit up skies and really take in the splendor of the nighttime skies.
Also, don’t forge...
It starts happening as late summer merges into early fall. Bootes the hunting farmer is in close pursuit of Ursa Major, the Big Bear in the Butler skies.
These two cons...
The Venus-Jupiter conjunction show continues in the low western Butler sky in the early evening and I sure hope you’ve enjoyed it. The best planet celestial hugging has ...
Rest in the afternoon so you can be nice and fresh to take in some divine summer stargazing in July. It’s not truly dark enough until after 10:30 p.m., but there’s a won...
Jupiter, Venus get cozy with each other
This weekend we say goodbye to spring and hello to summer. We also say hello to the days getting shorter again, but no need to ex...
