“Shine on Harvest Moon,” a song well over a century old, will undoubtedly be playing in my head this week. OK, I’m showing my age! You may not have heard of this tune if ...
I just love the little constellation Delphinus the Dolphin and I hope you fall in love with it too! It’s among the smallest constellations seen in our Butler sky.
When ...
This month, summer officially ends, but plenty of summer constellations are still playing on stage in our nightly celestial theater.
As a bonus, sunsets are earlier, so...
Constellations, otherwise known as groups of stars that allegedly make pictures in the sky, have been dreamed up by humankind throughout the centuries, and depending on ...
I want to share the joy of stargazing in the Butler early morning hours this week in Starwatch.
I was a super-early riser for many years before I retired, but not by ch...
It’s the best meteor shower of this year for many reasons. First, the Perseids are one of the year's best showers. In the dark countryside, you may see 60 to 100 meteors...
Before I delve into those three summer stargazing delights, I’m delighted to tell you that one of the year's best meteor showers has begun! The peak of the Perseids is ne...
The biggest show over Butler this month is the annual Perseid meteor shower, one of the best of the year.
This year, it’ll be spectacular again because no moonlight will...
We have a full moon over Butler this weekend, which only seems appropriate since this is the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing mission, the first time people...
Over the 25 years I’ve written this column, I've often marveled at the mind-boggling distances to many celestial objects. Astronomers don't often use miles to express ste...
