Galileo used to view them
There’s no mistaking Jupiter in the Butler sky this spring. It pops out even before the end of evening twilight in the high southwestern sky, a...
While the boys of summer have hit the baseball diamonds across America, the boys of winter are beginning their long goodbye in the western evening sky.
I’m referring to ...
Beehive Cluster shines bright
Jupiter has been a welcome addition to our Butler sky all winter and will stay with us through spring.
The largest planet in our solar syst...
Winter’s top constellation set to depart
We’ll have another total lunar eclipse on Saturday but here’s a catch. We won’t see much of it.
The full moon next Saturday mor...
Happy springtime!
Winter, or least the astronomical winter, is history. The vernal equinox took place Friday. From now until late June, the sun will take longer and high...
All winter long I’ve been meaning to write about the little constellation Aries the Ram, and I’m finally getting around to it on the last weekend of winter.
It’s a good ...
Take trip that’s out of this world
It’s time for a stellar getaway.
No, I’m not talking about interstellar space travel. That’s a few years off.
What I suggest is that y...
March mixes winter, spring constellations
It’s the best of all worlds.
March stargazing is fantastic because you still have Orion and all of the great constellations of ...
Even though Valentine’s Day is behind us love and war have drawn even closer to each other in the low western twilight and very early evening sky.
Have you seen the grea...
Great hunter hard to miss in night sky
On these chilly February nights, there’s nothing quite as nice as a good belt, something to keep you all warm and toasty. Of course...
