I hope you enjoy watching the great planet Jupiter rising in the east these early autumn nights as much as I do. It's the first "star" to pop out well before evening twi...
There's an incredibly bright star on the rise this autumn in the eastern Butler sky. In fact it's so bright at first glance you may even take it for an airplane.
Well it...
Despite the fact it messes up my stargazing and new love of astrophotography, I can't help but love watching the full moon, even though it hogs up the Butler night sky a...
Where did this summer go? Kids are back in school, and the daylight hours are dwindling.
Even though summer is just about caput, one of the greatest summer stellar displ...
I have such mixed feelings about this time of year. I really love summer, but every year it seems to go faster and faster.
The star-watching nut in me loves this time of...
Where has summer of 2010 gone in Butler?
We're hearing the swan song of summer loud and clear, schools are opening, and I even spotted a few Christmas decorations going...
It happens every summer in our Butler skies: A celestial hunter is in pursuit of the heavenly bear.
Both these characters are portrayed as constellations in our late sum...
Sagittarius is a classic summertime constellation, and this is the best time of year to see what the Greeks portrayed as a centaur aiming an arrow.
It's what I call a "l...
Depending on who you talk to, there are about eight decent meteor showers in any given year around Butler.
Without a doubt, the Perseid meteor shower this week is one of...
Season's best shiners appear
The stargazing doldrums of late spring and early summer are long over in our Butler skies because we're entering prime time for summer starg...
