I hope you enjoy the constellation Delphinus the Dolphin as much as I do.
It's said good things come in small packages, and Delphinus certainly helps prove that. It's th...
Stargazing is a great way to start your day, but the challenge is to roll out of the sack before the dawn's early light.
As a practice, I am up and running long before m...
It's time to get out and enjoy the absolute beauty of the autumn night sky over Butler.
We're entering the prime time of stargazing season. The nights are longer and wit...
Small star cluster makes curtain call
There are big, wonderful constellations like Orion the Hunter and Scorpius the Scorpion over Butler, but there are also diminutive b...
Among the constellations seen from Earth throughout the course of the year there are heroes, hunters, musical instruments, royalty, and all kinds of critters including e...
Even if you're not really into stargazing, you can't help but see that super bright star in the southeastern skies as evening begins.
But that's no star, that's Jupiter,...
September is prime time to view giant
The king of the planets will get your attention in the Butler southeast sky this month. It reached its closest approach to Earth las...
There's plenty of summer left in the evening skies of September, and with earlier sunsets, you can get some great stargazing in without a late bedtime.
By mid-September,...
Last week I attempted to explain the tricks for finding Ursa Major, the Big Bear, and Ursa Minor, the Little Bear.
What complicates things a bit is that the Little Bear ...
This is a really great time to check out the famous Big and Little dippers.
I don't have to tell you what the Big Dipper looks like. You learned that on your mother's kn...
