I have a love/hate relationship with this time of year. I hate the fact that summer is starting to wind down and vacation season is coming to an end.
However, as an ama...
Among the 88 constellations seen from Earth, there are heroes, hunters, musical instruments, royalty and all kinds of critters, including eight birds. The biggest and br...
Chinese tale is a favorite
The constellation Lyra is faint but it contains one of the brightest stars in the sky, Vega.
As soon as it gets dark enough, around 10 p.m., l...
Two giant stars make 'Cat's Eyes'
One of my favorite constellations is Scorpius the Scorpion because it's one of the few constellations that actually looks like what it's...
You need to get your rest if you want to seriously stargaze this time of year. It's not truly dark enough until after 11 p.m. but a summer night under the stars is well ...
The distance between the stars in our Milky Way Galaxy and beyond are seldom expressed in miles. The numbers would become too astronomical (pun intended).
Light years a...
The 66 or so constellations that we see during the course of the year in Pennsylvania are mainly a collection of animals, men and gods. There are very few women in the c...
This week in Skywatch I have a bit of celestial hodgepodge for you.
First off let me start with the moon. It's officially full this coming Sunday night and with the sum...
All winter long, and for most of this spring, Saturn has been the planet of viewing choice, but now Jupiter has taken firm command of the entire night sky. It's by far t...
All but one of the visible planets are available in the evening sky over Butler County during the next several weeks. Venus is still shining brightly in the early mornin...
