The constellation Lyra is faint, but it contains Vega, one of the brightest stars in our Butler night sky. As soon as it gets dark enough after sunset, look for the brigh...
This Thursday, we'll have our first full moon of astronomical summer over Butler, but for all practical purposes the moon will be pretty much full all week long.
As much...
July stargazing is certainly a late show, but it's worth losing some sleep over because it’s prime time for summer constellations. I suggest lying back on a reclining law...
One of the faintest zodiac constellations in the Butler night sky is the constellation Libra, the Scales.
Like most constellations, good luck seeing it for what it’s sup...
Is your head spinning as much as mine when it comes to new technology lately?
It’s truly hard to keep up with it all, but you want to do the best you can because there a...
Four out of the five brightest stars we can see are now readily visible in the early evening Butler celestial dome.
Of course, the sun is our brightest and closest star....
If you’re a night owl, this is the perfect time of year for you, as stargazing has now become a late-night delight! Catch an afternoon nap, grab a lawn chair and the June...
Believe it or not, there are still a few winter constellations, most notably Gemini the Twins and Auriga the Charioteer, hanging out in the Butler western evening sky, bu...
Of all the constellations that we see through the year over Butler, Virgo the Virgin is the second largest. The only problem is that it’s also one of the faintest. With a...
A little more than 240 years ago, birds were the only things that could fly above the ground untethered without eventually falling. That all changed in 1783 when Jean-Fra...
