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...
Apollo not happy with messenger
What do a disgraced crow, a grand lady and really far away places have in common?
You can see all of these in the low southwestern Butler...
If you have a new telescope now’s a great time to give it the acid test because Saturn’s on the rise in the early evening Butler southeastern sky. It’s the brightest sta...
We’re into the shortest nights of the year now in Butler so good stargazing can’t really begin until after 10 p.m., and the show is pretty much over by 4:30 a.m. when mo...
Story is quite the tall ‘tail’
Last week in Starwatch I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major, the Big Bear, and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear, in our But...
Venus shines the brightest
This week you have an opportunity to see five of Earth’s closest neighbors, from Mercury to Saturn, in the Butler evening sky.
Without a doubt...
Orion setting for the season
This is your absolute last chance to see what’s left of the brilliant winter constellations in the Butler western sky.
They’re just about c...
