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 September 29, 2003. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Four Planets Visible And One About To Emerge Plus the Moon Rides Across The Sky With Mars Again

Venus, the evening star, emerges from the glare of the Sun and can be seen as a bright 'star' 15 to 30 minutes after sunset. This view shows the sky on September 29th, 15 minutes after sunset, as seen from mid-northern latitudes.