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 December 17, 2007. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

What Do Santa Claus, the Moon, and Mars Have In Common?

On December 23, the full Moon will be closely accompanied by Mars all night long. Look for them further apart on the 24th.