His ‘Gang’ is out in full force
As it does every year, the great constellation Orion the Hunter starts showing up late in the evenings in the low eastern sky about mid-t...
Do you know the name of the brightest nighttime star we see most often?
Yes, this is a trick question. It’s not Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky that we see t...
These are the best times and also the worst times for stargazing, at least in this stargazers opinion.
It’s certainly not a time for hothouse flowers to take on January ...
I hope you’re having a magical Christmas season and hope Santa Claus will be good to you.
In the old carol “The 12 Days of Christmas,” your true love gives you five gold...
Now is the best time to stargaze
I love holiday lights, so I string up as many lights as my budget and my circuit breakers can handle in honor of Clark Griswold from the...
I have to tell you that this a very challenging column to write because there are so many choices to make if you have a stargazing buff on your holiday gift giving list....
There’s a bright shiner lighting up the Butler heavens all night long on these cold November evenings. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, is still overwhel...
Large planet shines bright
The planet named after the king of the gods, according to old Roman mythology, is not only visible all night long right now, but it also is abo...
I know a lot of people love daylight-saving time, and I do, too, but it’s tough on stargazers. As of Sunday we’re back on standard time. I hope you all enjoy that extra ...
Don’t waste these Butler October nights. This is still one of the great times of the year for stargazing.
You can comfortably lie back on the ground and gaze upon the st...
