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 27, 2003. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Punxsutawney Phil And The King Of The Planets, Candlemas And The First Cross Quarter Day Of 2003

A bright Venus greets skywatchers on Groundhog Day. This view shows the sky on February 2nd one hour before sunrise, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.

That same night Jupiter reaches opposition - directly opposite the Sun- and will be the closest and brightest for the year. This view shows the sky on the night of February 2nd one hour after sunset, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.

Still want to know more?

Click here for an archive of the past shows.

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