There’s a bright red star on the rise in the low eastern Butler sky in the early evening twilight. Looks can be deceiving, though, because you’re actually witnessing the...
As the Earth continues on its never ending journey, orbiting the sun month after month and year after year, our evening view of the heavens is turning away from the brig...
In the case of the celestial hounds of heaven, the constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor, you can blame Orion the Hunter for turning the doggies loose in our Butler...
All around us there are signs of spring. Already due to a change in the law several years back daylight-saving time has kicked in.
If you’re a frequent reader of Starwa...
It’s Greek to most people
I’ve been into amateur astronomy ever since I was a teenager, which is more years ago than I care to share with you. And, no, I don’t measure t...
We have the best of all worlds looking out celestially from Butler this month.
March stargazing is fantastic because you still have Orion and all the great constellation...
Last month, I mentioned Jupiter was at its closest point to Earth in the last year. At the time it was about 390 million miles from Butler.
Since then, Jupiter and the ...
Stick man took down Medusa
Look up in the high western sky early in the evening and with a moderate amount of imagination and fantasy you can see a sideways stick man.
I...
King, queen forever linked
Valentine’s Day is upon us this week in honor of St. Valentine, a Roman saint in the early Catholic Church.
It’s believed by many church histo...
Orion top attraction
Star watching is wonderful this month. In fact, this is one of the best times of the year. It’s worth bundling up for and then some!
It’s especiall...
