Starry Night This Week

Each week most PBS stations air "Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer", the world's first and only weekly TV series on naked-eye astronomy. The Starry Night images on this page illustrate the show for the week of Monday November 11, 2002. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Planets Aplenty For Both Night Owls and Early Birds

Venus and Mars, can be seen low in the South-East around sunrise. This view shows the sky at 6:30 AM local time, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.

The Moon and Saturn have a close encounter. Jupiter rises a few hours after Saturn and can be seen low on the horizon late at night. This view shows the sky at 11:00 PM local time, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.

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Click here for an archive of the past shows.