I have an absolute passion for the winter constellations, which are now putting on their wonderful winter show in the southeastern Butler sky. If you've been nice enough ...
If you've been a faithful reader of my Starwatch column, thank you! You also know how much I love the winter constellations strewn out over the southeastern Butler evenin...
Maybe you received a telescope during the holiday season, or perhaps you’ve gifted yourself a scope. I want you to get as much as you can out of it. There’s too much wait...
I absolutely love stargazing in January. It’s worth bundling up for! Butler nights are long with some of the brightest constellations of the year. This January, though, ...
Our Butler night sky is getting lit up like a Christmas tree! Not only do we have all the bright stars and constellations of winter on the rise, but also three naked-eye...
The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology, is visible all night long right now over Butler, rising in the east at sunset and setting in the West at s...
Just like celestial clockwork, the Earth, in its orbit around the sun, has swung in the direction of the constellation Gemini the Twins. It’s on the rise in the early ev...
The Butler night skies this month are genuinely loaded with goodies. Not only are all the wonderful winter constellations visible, but all five naked-eye planets are als...
There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the Butler night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have Hercules the Hero riding high in the heavens. ...
Over the quarter century I’ve been writing this column, I've been flabbergasted by the advances in telescopes for backyard astronomers. There’s even one I’m recommending...
