The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology, is visible all night long right now over Butler, rising in the east at sunset and setting in the West at s...
Just like celestial clockwork, the Earth, in its orbit around the sun, has swung in the direction of the constellation Gemini the Twins. It’s on the rise in the early ev...
The Butler night skies this month are genuinely loaded with goodies. Not only are all the wonderful winter constellations visible, but all five naked-eye planets are als...
There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the Butler night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have Hercules the Hero riding high in the heavens. ...
Over the quarter century I’ve been writing this column, I've been flabbergasted by the advances in telescopes for backyard astronomers. There’s even one I’m recommending...
How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit back on a lawn chair. Your neighbors may think ...
What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world! Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all the usual celestial treasures, it’s been one...
Halloween has come a long way over hundreds and hundreds of years. It all started in Celtic Britain, present-day Ireland, and other European countries. It was believed th...
Over the last week, we’ve been entertained by a pre-Halloween visitor from the depths of our solar system. It’s Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS, a ghostly dirty snowball of rock...
For as long as I remember there have been frequent forecasts of bright comets coming to our skies. Often, many predictions go way over the top, like “Comet of the Centur...
