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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Whenever you gaze upon the stars and constellations, it’s easy to forget you’re seeing a three-dimensional picture over Butler. The constellations seem to be set against ...
The Orion Nebula is one of the best “must-see” attractions in the Butler night sky, and it’s even more impressive once you get to know more about this gargantuan star fac...
