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 July 28, 2003. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Weird But Wonderful Altair: The Second Brightest Star Of The Summer Triangle

Weird and wonderful Altair is the second brightest star of the popular Summer Triangle asterism. This view shows the sky on the week of July 28th, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.