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I absolutely love stargazing in January. It’s worth bundling up for! Butler nights are long with some of the brightest constellations of the year. This January, though, ...
December 28, 2024 Starwatch
Our Butler night sky is getting lit up like a Christmas tree! Not only do we have all the bright stars and constellations of winter on the rise, but also three naked-eye...
December 21, 2024 Starwatch
The planet named after the king of the gods in Roman mythology, is visible all night long right now over Butler, rising in the east at sunset and setting in the West at s...
December 14, 2024 Starwatch
Just like celestial clockwork, the Earth, in its orbit around the sun, has swung in the direction of the constellation Gemini the Twins. It’s on the rise in the early ev...
December 07, 2024 Starwatch
The Butler night skies this month are genuinely loaded with goodies. Not only are all the wonderful winter constellations visible, but all five naked-eye planets are als...
November 30, 2024 Starwatch
There are two hero constellations in the celestial theater of the Butler night sky. In the summer and early autumn, we have Hercules the Hero riding high in the heavens. ...
November 23, 2024 Starwatch
Over the quarter century I’ve been writing this column, I've been flabbergasted by the advances in telescopes for backyard astronomers. There’s even one I’m recommending...
November 16, 2024 Starwatch
How would you like to see the farthest thing visible to the naked eye? It’s possible, but you’ll need to bundle up and sit back on a lawn chair. Your neighbors may think ...
November 09, 2024 Starwatch
What an autumn it’s been for stargazing all around the world! Between the frequent Aurora and Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas and all the usual celestial treasures, it’s been one...
November 02, 2024 Starwatch
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
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