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...
Last week I told you about some of the celestial treasures of my favorite constellation Scorpius the Scorpion, one of the few constellations that actually looks like wha...
It's hard to say what the best constellation of summer is because there are so many choices, but one of my favorites is Scorpius the Scorpion. It really looks like a sco...
Leo the Lion also charges through sky
We're now in prime summer stargazing season. It's not the brightest of constellations, but Hercules the Hero is one of my favorites....
Stars available for gazing
It's not as flashy as a Fourth of July fireworks show, but stars are available for gazing every clear night this month and let's face it, the a...
'Tis the season for summer parades with the Fourth of July drawing near and in the evening sky planets are definitely on parade.
Venus, Mars and Saturn are still putting...
The summer of 2010 begins Monday — at least astronomically — with the summer solstice at 6:28 a.m., and it'll be the longest day of the year.
Monday is the day the sun r...
