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 March 1, 2004. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Orion's Belt: Three Of My Favorite Stars With Really Nifty Names

JA striking asterism of 3 stars that form the belt of Orion, the Hunter. The three belt stars, comprised by Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka, are equally spaced and nearly in a straight line. It is also home to the Horsehead Nebula.