Summer arrived astronomically in Butler at 6:51 a.m. on Saturday, the moment of the annual summer solstice.
That’s when the sun, in its path among the celestial sphere, ...
Late spring constellations over Butler are admittedly not the brightest or flashiest during the course of the year, but there are some celestial treasures if you dig a l...
As we approach the longest days of the year, we also experience the shortest nights.
I highly recommend that at least once a year during the summer you spend an entire ...
From a stargazer’s perspective, June and July are lacking because they have the shortest nights of the year, and you have to wait until late at night to take in the star...
Saturn starts to emerge
When you look back at the Earth from just about any distance inside the inner solar system, our world is such a beautiful sight.
Of course, I’ve n...
Our Butler skies could be ablaze with one heck of a meteor shower between 2 and 3 a.m. May 24, and maybe even close to what’s called a meteor storm.
These days, when any...
I’ve been intending to write about stargazing apps for a long time now, but I’ve been putting it off because I kept waiting for even better apps to come along to help yo...
Stay up late for celestial rewards
Stargazing on these nights has for the most part lost its chill, but it’s also lost some of its thrill.
The winter constellations — ov...
Hunt down Leo the Lion
I have to admit that the constellations of spring by and large are no match for the wonderful constellations of winter like Orion and the rest of h...
So with the income tax deadline coming up Tuesday, many of you have concluded our ever-loving IRS is bleeding you dry.
Well, if you’re up after midnight struggling to fi...
