Starry Night This Week's Archive
Each week most PBS stations air Star Gazer with Jack Horkheimer, the world's first and only weekly TV series on naked-eye astronomy. Here is an archive of the show starting from February 14, 2000.
Year 2002
July 29 - "How
To Get Started In Astronomy And The Two Comets That Never Were"
July 22 - "The
Wonderful Cat's Eyes Of Summer Skies"
July 15 - A Cosmic City Of A Million Stars
And How To Find It
July 8 - The
Two Mairzy Doats and Dozey Doats And Supercalifragilisticexpialidocius Stars Of
The Cosmos"
July 1 - Earth At Aphelion; Saturn Meets
The Moon: And Venus Meets The Heart of leo
June 24 - How
To See A Super Special Sky Show Right After the Fireworks On The 4th Of July
June 17 - What
The Stars Look Like On The First Nights Of Summer
June 10 - Day
Star Day" : An Annual "Star Gazer" Celebration Of The Summer
Solstice And Our Closest Star
June 3 - Even
Though The Great Planetary Lineup Is Over, The Super Jupiter/Venus/Moon Sky
Show Continues
May 27 - May
14 Is Super Venus/Moon Day! And The Great Planet Gathering And Dance Continues
May 20 - Awesome
Arcturus : Star Of A Million Years
May 13 - The
Two Brightest Planets Meet While the Twin Stars Of Gemini Look On
May 06 - Venus
and Jupiter Versus The Gemini Twins
Apr 29 -Planets
In A Super Huddle The Great Planetary Gathering Continues And Becomes Even More
Spectacular
Apr 22 -The
Incredible Planetary Pin Ball Game During The Great Planetary Lineup
Apr 15 -Celebrate
National Astronomy Day This Weekend With The Best Planetary Lineup In Decades
Apr 08 -The
Gerat Planetary lineup Begins and You Can Watch It All With Just The Naked Eye
Apr 01 -How
To Look Back In Time Using The Most Famous Star Pattern Of Them All
Mar 25 -Two
Sure Signs Of Spring: Low Lyin' Orion and The High Flyin' Lion
Mar 18 -The
Second Biggest Full Moon Of 2002 Glides Across The Sky With The Brightest Star
Of Virgo
Mar 11 -Why
Is Spring Called Spring ? And What Does Spring Have To Do With The Yellow Line
In The Middle Of The Road?
Mar 04 -Venus
Returns For St. Patrick's Day And Getting Ready For The Great Planetary Lineup
Feb 25 -Saturn
At Its Best Since The 70's
Feb 18 -The
Two Incredibly Close Full Moons Of 2002 And The Farthest
Feb 11 -The
Moon Has Two Super Meetings With Two Super Planets and Plays "Now You See
It / Now You Don't" With Saturn
Feb 04 - A
Giant Red Star For Valentine's Day And How To Find It
Jan 28 - The
Wonderful Stars Of Orion's Belt and How They Turned Me On To Star Gazing
Jan 21 - The
Shoulder and Knee Stars Of Winter's Most Famous Constellation, Orion The Hunter
Jan 14 - The
Moon Has Two Near Misses With Two Planets!
Jan 07 - The
Winter Hexagon and The Summer Triangle In The Sky At The Same Time, Right Now
In The Dead Of Winter, Would You Believe?
Year 2001
Dec 31 - Earth
Closest To The Sun This Week, Mercury At Its Best Evening Appearance, And
Jupiter At Its Closest And Brightest For The Entire Year!
Dec 24 - A
Full Moon and The King of The Planets At Its Brightest and Closest Overhead At
Midnight On New Year's Eve!
Dec 17 - The
First Day Of Winter and Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Doesn't Feel Like The
Shortest
Dec 10 - Three
Exquisite Star Clusters and How To Find Them
Dec 03 - The
Only Known Asteroid Shower Visits Earth Next Week! and How To Watch It
Nov 26 - Saturn
At Its Best Since the 70's And The Moon Pays A Visit To Jupiter
Nov 19 - How
To Find Uranus By Using Mars And Watching The Full Moon Occult The Ringed
Planet Saturn
Nov 12 - The
Moon Meets Mars On Thanksgiving Eve And Annual "3 Cosmic Birds For
Thanksgiving" Show
Nov 05 - Star
Gazer Celebrates its 25th Anniversary! The Leonid Meteor Shower May Turn Into A
Meteor Storm And An Announcement About Mars You Won't Believe!
Oct 29 - Five
Pretty Planets For Your Perusal
Oct 22 - Two
Side By Side Planets Glide Together For 11 Days In Pre-Dawn Skies
Oct 15 - The
Last Full Moon On Halloween Until 2020; And The Seven Sinister Sisters
Oct 8 - Some
Favorite Autumn Stars and Why The Stars Change With The Seasons
Oct 01 - See
The Milky Way and Its Brightest Constellations At Their Very Best Next Week
Just After Dark
Sep 24 - A
Magic Trick You Can Do With A Dime And The Harvest Moon
Sep 17 - Why
Is The Summer Triangle Overhead On The First Night Of Fall?
Sep 10 - How
To Find The 'False Dawn' Of Omar Khayyam... Next Week
Sep 03 - September's
Morning and Evening Planet Show And A Rare Occultation Of Saturn!
August 27 - This
Year's Strange Non-Harvest September Moon and Dueling Constellations
August 20 - Planet
George At Its Brightest and Closest to Earth This Week And How To Find It ...
Maybe
August 13 - Mars
and The Two Marvelous Star Clusters That Ride Above The Scorpion's Tail
August 06 - The
Moon Visits 3 Bright Planets and Comes So Close To Venus It Will Take Your
Breath Away!
July 09 - July's
Fabulous Pre-Dawn Celestial Extravaganza
July 02 - The
July 2001 Super Planet Show!
June 25 - Earth
Farthest From The Sun On The 4th Of July! The Moon Pays A Visit To Dazzling
Mars! And A 4 Planet Pre-Dawn Tease
June 18 - The
Fabulous Summer Solstice of 2001! Mars At Its Closest in 13 Years! And The
First Total Eclipse of The Sun Of The Millennium
June 11 - Mars
At Opposition This Week! And An Exquisite Venus/Moon Visit
Jun 04 - The
Two 'Morning Stars' Of June 2001!
May 28 - The
Fabulous Summer of Mars
May 21 - The
Regal and Magnificent Stars Which Make The Heart and Tail Of Leo The Lion
May 14 - Last
Chance To See Jupiter; Mercury Meets The Moon; And The Hidden Splendor of
Gemini!
May 07 - Mars
Backs Up This Week! And Continues Racing Toward Earth!
Apr 30 - The
Pink Iron Planet Makes Its Best Evening Appearance Of The Year! And Venus Makes
Its Best Appearance As The Morning 'Star'
Apr 23 - The
Surprising And Amazing Truth About The North Star And How To Find It
Apr 16 - Celebrate
National Astronomy Day On Saturday April 28th! And The Moon Pays A Last Visit
To Saturn and Jupiter
Apr0 9 - The
Horse On The Handle Of The Big Dipper
Apr 02 - The
Planet Mars Is Getting Ready to Back Up! And You Can Watch It Shift Into
Reverse From Your Own Back Yard
Mar 26 - How
To Use the Moon and Your Fingers To Measure Distances In The Night Sky
Mar 19 - Spring
Right In Your Face! And The Last Good Moon/Jupiter/Saturn Get-Together
Mar 12 - The
Red Planet Meets Its Red Rival!
Mar 05 - Venus
Makes A Spectacular Exit and Entrance!
Feb 26 - The
Wonderful Birthday Stars of The Winter Triangle
Feb 19 - Venus
At Its Greatest Brilliancy! And An Exquisite Moon Makes Dramatic Sky Pictures
With The Planets
Feb 12 - Chilling
Geometry : The Great Winter Triangle Inside The Great Winter Hexagon
Feb 05 - The
Closest and Biggest Full Moon of 2001! and How To Find The Valentine's Day Star
Jan 29 - The
Month Of The Incredible UFO Planet!
Jan 22 - The
Ground Hog Day Moon Visits Two Planets and A Venus Reminder
Jan 15 - The
Moon Pays A Visit To The Two Inner Planets and How To Watch It
Jan 08 - Which
Season Is The Longest? and Which Is The Shortest? Spring, Summer, Autumn or
Winter
Jan 01 - January
Is 'How To Use Your New Telescope' Month
Year 2000
Dec 25 - Ring
In The New Year The Cosmic Way! With The New Year's Eve Star and Two Wonderful
Planets!
Dec 18 - Now's
The Time to Use Your New Telescope and Binoculars Because 3 Outrageously
Wonderful Planets Bring The Year 2000 To A Spectacular Sky Show End
Dec 11 - The
Eclipse of The Sun On Christmas Day and How To View It Safely
Dec 04 - The
Holiday Star Gets Higher and Brighter! And Using The Moon To Find The 2 Largest
Planets
Nov 27 - The
Surest Sign of Winter, and Why The shortest Day of the Year Doesn't Feel Like
The Shortest Day of the Year
Nov 20 - Three
Outrageously Wonderful Planets for The Holiday Season, 2000
Nov 13 - A
Turkey Isn't The Only Bird You'll Have For Thanksgiving
Nov 06 - The
Leonid Meteor Shower and The Full Moon Visits Two Planets and A Star
Oct 30 - The
Farthest Thing In The Universe You Can See With The Naked Eye
Oct 23 - A
Venus and Crescent Moon Sky Goody and Say Farewell To Sagittarius
Oct 16 - The
Witching Hour and The Pleiades Hour and The End Of The World On Hallowe'en!
Oct 09 - The
Planets Brighten and Triskaidekaphobia Day!
Oct 02 - The
Milky Way At Its Very Best In Early Evening October Skies
Sep 25 - The
Summer Triangle Gives Way To the Autumn Square
Sep 18 - Moon
and Planet Games For The Last Week of September
Sep 11 - This
Year's Autumnal Equinox and The Unusual Effect It Will Have On Drivers
Sep 04 - The
Nights Of The Harvest Moon and Mars And Regulus Meet
Aug 28 - Vega:
The Brightest and Most Wonderful Star Of The Summer Triangle
Aug 21 - A
City Of Stars In Summer Skies
Aug 14 - Using
The Moon To Find Four Planets In Late Summer Skies
Aug 07 - The
One Hour Perseid Comet Litter Meteor Shower!
Jul 31 - A
Planet Named George and How To Find It Next Week ... Maybe
Jul 24 - Two
Cat's Eyes In Summer Skies
Jul 17 - A
Pre Dawn Super Sky Show For The Last Week Of July!
Jul 10 - It's
Zubenelgenubi and Zubeneschamali Time Once Again!
Jul 03 - Earth
Farthest From The Sun This Week, and The Two Largest Planets Light Up The
Morning Skies
Jun 26 - A
Special Sky For The 4th Of July
Jun 19 - A
Great Celestial Triangle Announces The Beginning of Summer And Your Last Chance
To See Jupiter and Saturn This Close Until 2020
Jun 12 - Day
Star Day : A Celebration of The Summer Solstice And The Star We Call Our Sun
Jun 05 - A
Jupiter-Saturn Alert and The Wonderful Full Moon Of June
May 29 - The
Closest Meeting of the Two Largest Planets For 20 Years!
May 22 - There
Are Only Two Really Good Times This Year To See Mercury and Next Week Is One Of
Them
May 15 - Regulus
and Denebola, The Heart and Tail of Leo The Lion
May 08 - How
To Measure Distances In The Sky Using Just Your Fingers and The Big Dipper
May 01 - How
To Use The Moon To Find The Lion,The Virgin and The Scorpion
Apr 24 - The
Big Planetary Lineup Brou-Ha-Ha! You Won't Even Get Your Feet Wet!
Apr 17 - How
To Time Travel Through The Big Dipper
Apr 10 - Using
The Big Dipper To Find Two Wonderful Stars
Apr 03 - The
Great Mars/Jupiter/Saturn Sky Show Reaches Its Climax!
Mar 27 - The
Incredible Journey of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Mar 20 - Low
Lyin' Orion and the High Flyin' Lion
Mar 13 - Why
Is Spring Called Spring and Other Tantalizing Tidbits About the Seasons
Mar 06 - The
Strange and Marvelous Reality of the Brightest Star We See the Most Often
Feb 28 - Getting
Ready For a Great Meeting of the Planets
Feb 21 - The
Venus Challange
Feb 14 - The
Brightest Star in the Night Sky