Over the many years I’ve been writing this column, I’ve rattled off the distances to many celestial objects.
I don’t often use miles to express stellar and galactic dist...
Even in the worst areas of light pollution, you can’t miss Venus. After hiding out in the morning sky most of the last half of 2025, it has finally entered the Western ev...
I hope you enjoyed the full moon on Friday night to kick off May. It’s considered by many cultures as the Flower Moon for obvious reasons.
We're not done with full moons...
We’re approaching another full moon this week on Friday to kick off May, but that’s just the first full moon in May. There’ll be another full moon to end the month over B...
When you ask the average person what the brightest star in the night sky is, there’s a good chance many will say it’s Polaris the North Star.
For sure it’s a moderately ...
The constellations Canis Major and Canis Minor are Orion the Hunter’s faithful companions in our Butler starry skies.
Orion is one of the best-known and most recognized ...
A traditional Easter egg hunt is a lot of fun, especially for children. I certainly enjoyed them when I was young — about a hundred years ago!
It’s also a lot of fun to ...
Over the last several years, or so, you may have heard your local TV weatherperson declare March 1 as the start of meteorological spring. Personally, I think that term is...
About once a month I like to dedicate this column to a particular constellation. Most of the time, I stick with major constellations like Orion, Gemini or the Big Bear, b...
The big show astronomically in March is another total lunar eclipse, more popularly known as a blood moon, the last one we’ll have for a while. It’ll happen this coming T...
