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Starwatch: Dippers and bears flying high
Even if you’re new to stargazing, no doubt you’ve seen the seven bright stars that outline the Big Dipper, and this time of year, they’re easy to find in the Butler sky. ...
April 26, 2025 Starwatch
A crow, a cup and a water snake
Throughout the ages crows have been getting a bad rap. Along with being big, black, ugly and considered stupid, their singing is anything but beautiful. I’m sure you’ve h...
April 19, 2025 Starwatch
The 2 brightest stars and a guest star
The two brightest nighttime stars available in the Butler sky are Sirius and Arcturus. April is the only month of the year we can enjoy both of them at the same time in t...
April 12, 2025 Starwatch
The Celestial Twins are proudly standing on Orion’s shoulders
Since late autumn, the great constellation Orion the Hunter has been gradually migrating westward across the Butler evening sky. His calling card is his bright belt of th...
April 05, 2025 Starwatch
Out with the hunter, in with the lion
It’s stargazing turnover time! Nighttimes are shrinking in Butler, and you’re forced to wait longer into the evening to begin your stargazing. The good news though is th...
March 29, 2025 Starwatch
Buying binoculars? Here’s what to look for
Binoculars never get enough credit when it comes to stargazing. They don’t have as much light-gathering ability and magnification as telescopes do, but binoculars have de...
March 22, 2025 Starwatch
Last chance to catch the little ram
All winter long I’ve been meaning to write about the little constellation Aries the Ram, and finally on this last weekend of winter I’m getting around to it. It’s good ti...
March 15, 2025 Starwatch
Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse in March
NEW YORK — A total lunar eclipse will flush the moon red Thursday night into Friday morning across the Western Hemisphere. The best views will be from North America and ...
March 13, 2025 Starwatch
A daylight saving time Blood Moon
Daylight saving time begins this weekend, and while most folks love it with the late sunsets, hard-core stargazers like myself aren’t crazy about it, because we have to s...
March 08, 2025 Starwatch
Grand finale for great winter constellations and a Blood Moon
Stargazing over Butler is a bit of a trade-off this month. The bad news is that sunsets in March are progressively later, and daylight saving time kicks in. The good new...
March 01, 2025 Starwatch
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