From sunset to sunrise this week you have a chance to view all of our companion planets in the solar system with the naked eye. Mercury, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars and Venus ...
Take amazing photos with a digital camera
"Moonlight feels right...” Remember those opening lyrics to that classic '70s tune with the same name by the group Starbuck? I l...
The stars and constellations of summer are out of their winter hibernation and they’re waiting for you to spend a warm clear evening with them. North Butler summer night...
As soon as it is dark enough in the evening — that is past a lot of bedtimes this time of year — you can see a really bright star in the eastern skies. It’s the star Veg...
The first day of summer is Tuesday. The actual moment of what astronomer’s call the Summer Solstice occurs at 1:16 p.m.
This the longest day of the year and the shortest...
Moon will hover above the horizon
Stargazing is not for wimps!
In the winter months we have many hours to catch the celestial show performing nightly. You can grab an ear...
Constellation is small, but lights up sky
Corona Borealis will be in our evening sky for the rest of the summer and is definitely one of the smaller constellations we see...
Short nights of June, July
June and July have the shortest nights of the year. Good stargazing can’t really begin until after 10 p.m., and the show is pretty much over w...
You can see 4 close in sky
How would you like to take 10-by-50 binoculars and see four planets of our solar system in nearly the same field of view?
Over the next severa...
Stargazing on these 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 of the ...
