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Posts by
Guy Ottewell
The late June evening sky is rich
Here are charts showing the late June evening sky in 2021, from master chartmaker Guy Ottewell. One looks west after sunset. One looks from above.
June 23, 2021
Swimming up sky and up river
A couple of charts from master chart-maker Guy Ottewell, showing Mercury in the sky now and throughout 2021. Plus a word about a lost whale ...
May 10, 2021
A magnified view of Jupiter and Saturn at conjunction
On December 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will be only 1/5 of a moon-diameter apart! Guy Ottewell offers insights and charts showing a magnified (telescopic) view of their once-in-20-years great conjunction.
November 30, 2020
2020 is your year to see Capricornus
Poor Capricornus. The early Greek stargazers labeled it as a Sea Goat, but no amount of squinting - or even imagining - can help you see a Goat in this part of the sky. In 2020, Jupiter and Saturn come to the rescue!
September 9, 2020
Planetary alignment? Increase in volcanoes?
The book called "The Jupiter Effect" suggested an alignment of planets in 1982 would cause earthly catastrophes, including a great earthquake on California's San Andreas Fault. There's another planetary alignment, of sorts, going on now. Will it cause volcanic eruptions? Charts, and info, from Guy Ottewell.
July 22, 2020
Insights on Saturn at opposition
Astronomer Guy Ottewell offers his insights - and chart-making skills - to you during this 2020 opposition of our solar system's golden and glorious planet of the rings, Saturn.
July 20, 2020
Insights on Jupiter at opposition
Like so much in astronomy, Jupiter's opposition happens in a way that's cyclical. And the cycle of oppositions for Jupiter is especially pleasing to the mind. Astronomer Guy Ottewell offers his insights - and chart-making skills - to you during this 2020 opposition of our solar system's largest planet.
July 13, 2020
Where is Proxima Centauri?
You probably know the very nearest star to our sun is Proxima in the triple star system we call Alpha Centauri. Guy Ottewell shows you where in space Proxima is.
June 15, 2020
Watch for Jupiter, Saturn and the moon
Watch for the moon, Jupiter and Saturn around June 7, 2020. The moon is very bright now, so Jupiter and Saturn are specks in its glare. Jupiter is a brighter speck than Saturn.
June 6, 2020
