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 February 2, 2004. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

How To Find The Brightest And Most Jewel-like Star In The Night Sky

The brightest star in the whole sky - Sirus - is easily visible to mid-northern latitude observers this time of year. This view shows the sky at 7:00 PM local time.