Aries the Ram is certainly one of the smaller constellations in the night sky through the course of the year in our Butler skies.
To be perfectly honest, it’s not reall...
It was hard to pick one single topic this week for Starwatch so consider this an astronomical holiday season potpourri.
Annihilated comet
OK, as I told you in my column...
Geminids put on great show
The morning skies are definitely worth waking up and bundling up like crazy for as we get to enjoy the annual Geminid meteor shower that reach...
Even though December is upon us, we still have some summer constellations residing over Butler.
Just like professional sports seasons, there’s a lot of overlap with the ...
Telescopes always make great presents
Got someone on your holiday gift list who loves astronomy and stargazing? Maybe that someone is you.
Well there's much to choose fr...
Comet’s fate up in the air
If you’re a frequent flyer on the Internet, you may have come across news of a tremendous comet brighter than a full moon adorning our predawn...
Daylight savings for 2013 is history as of today, and it’s now dark enough for stargazing by 7 p.m.
You can make the stars your old friends and still get a good night’s...
Not only do we have terrestrial ghosts, goblins, and other costumed characters roaming the streets of your neighborhood this coming Thursday, but there are also celestia...
Now that we’re a month into astronomical autumn, the best autumn constellations are putting on quite a show in the evening sky. Pegasus the Winged Horse is pulling Andro...
Delphinus is still sight to be seen
Even in the night sky good things come in small packages.
Back in 1922 the International Astronomical Union officially divided the sk...
