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Guy Ottewell

Vesta, brightest asteroid, brightest for 2017

If you've never spotted an asteroid, now would be a good time to try. Vesta's 2017 opposition is around now. Guy Ottewell provides charts and explains more.

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January 16, 2017

Thanksgiving evening

There's the sky we can see, and, beyond that, a whole universe of objects we can't see with the eye alone. Guy Ottewell gives you a way to project outward on this Thanksgiving evening.

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November 24, 2016

Leap babies

If you’re born on a leap day, do you have birthdays only once every four years?

Guy Ottewell

February 28, 2016

Venus Valentina

Venus tried to kiss Mercury, but Mercury got away.

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February 13, 2016

Guy Ottewell

Astronomer, artist and poet Guy Ottewell's beloved Astronomical Calendar is back! Find the 2024 calendar here: https://www.universalworkshop.com/astronomical-calendar-2024/ And visit Guy’s website UniversalWorkshop.com or his blog at UniversalWorkshop.com/Guysblog. Guy's stories and art are used here with permission, and we are honored to have them. Thank you, Guy! The image shows Guy walking from the Carolina coast to the Blue Ridge mountains one spring (as depicted in Sky & Telescope magazine).