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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...
October 26, 2024 Starwatch
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...
October 19, 2024 Starwatch
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...
October 12, 2024 Starwatch
In case you haven’t heard, which I’m sure many of you have, there’s a promising comet on the way. By promising, I mean it may be bright and bright enough to see with the...
October 05, 2024 Starwatch
This year’s October skies are a treasure trove for stargazers, and the crown jewel may be a bright comet, possibly even bright enough to be seen with the naked eye! Comet...
September 28, 2024 Starwatch
I’ve had a love affair with the planet Saturn ever since I first saw it through my first telescope almost 60 years ago. Even though the image was tiny, I could see the r...
September 21, 2024 Starwatch
“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 ...
September 14, 2024 Starwatch
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 ...
September 07, 2024 Starwatch
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...
August 31, 2024 Starwatch
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 ...
August 24, 2024 Starwatch
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