Bootes, pronounced by most people as Boot-tees, is one of the 66-plus constellations we see in our Butler night sky.
It doesn't really look like what it's alleged to be....
I have a love affair with Saturn. There are many celestial treasures that I marvel at through the lenses of my telescopes, but my absolute favorite is Saturn.
Whenever I...
Stargazing on these Butler nights has for the most part lost its chill, but honestly it’s also lost some of its thrill.
The winter constellations, overall the brightest ...
Through the course of the year, our Butler skies are adorned by about 70 constellations. There are great magnificent constellations like Orion the Hunter that's still ha...
It's not the brightest, but it's still important
When you ask the average person what the brightest star in the night sky is, I bet the answer you get is the North Star....
So, we’re at Easter, kicking off the month of April. Allegedly, the nights are growing warmer and you can take off at least some of your layers while stargazing, but the...
This past Wednesday morning, we all collectively experienced the vernal equinox, when all of the latitudes on this old Earth received the same amount of light and energy...
It's a joy for me to get folks at any age turned on to stargazing and astronomy. Usually what does the trick is to have them look through one of my larger telescopes at ...
Celestial twins shine over Butler as we move toward spring.
Gemini is one of the brightest of the 66 constellations that we see during the year around here, and it's eas...
There's no getting around the fact that most constellations don't look like what they're supposed to be in our Butler night skies. Not only do you have to use your imagi...
