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 December 23, 2002. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Celebrate 2003 With The New Year's Eve Star And The Two Largest Planets At Their Best

Around Midnight, Sirius, the brightest star in the sky reaches its highest point. Above it, are the two gas giants, Saturn and Jupiter. What a great way to welcome the new year! This view shows the sky on December 31st at around midnight as seen from mid-northern latitudes.