Memorial Day weekend is considered by many as the start of the summer season, even though astronomically it doesn’t actually begin until June 20, the date of the summer solstice. Who wants to wait ...

Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our Pottsville night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens. The correct pronunciation is ...

It starts happening every mid-summer. Bootes, the hunting farmer, begins his close pursuit of Ursa Major, the Big Bear. These two constellations are right next to each other in the Pottsville early ...

Bootes, pronounced by most people as Boot-tees, is one of the 66-plus constellations we see in the Northwest. It doesn’t really look like what it’s alleged to be. According to Greek and Roman ...

Shannon Silverman, an astrophysicist at the Clay Center in Charleston West Virginia, guides us through the cosmos above West Virginia. In episode 6, she tells us about some summer constellations.

Since early spring, the constellation Bootes the Herdsman has graced our night skies, but now it’s well into its gradual farewell in the western heavens. I’ve heard Bootes pronounced many different ...