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 30, 2009. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Our Annual 'Fun And Games With The Big Dipper' Demo

Northern hemisphere observers will see this view in the northeast and east between 8 and 10 pm on April evenings. Follow the Big Dipper's handle in an arc to Arcturus, and then speed on to Spica!