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, January 28, 2002. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

The Wonderful Stars Of Orion's Belt and How They Turned Me On To Star Gazing

The belt of Orion shines brightly with the light of its three stars, each one 1500 light years from Earth.

The sword of Orion hangs from his belt, lit up by the Great Orion Nebula.