Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer | |
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Season 2004 | |
No. of episodes | 52 |
Release | |
Original network | PBS |
Original release | January 5 – December 27, 2004 |
Season chronology |
The 2004 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 5, 2004. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]
# | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1361 | #04-01 | "Four Bright Planets Dazzle January Evenings Plus An Easy Way To Find The 7th Planet" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 5, 2004 |
1362 | #04-02 | "Orion And His Rival Plus The Moon Meets Antares" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 12, 2004 |
1363 | #04-03 | "2 Super Meetings: Our Moon With Venus And Our Moon With Mars" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 19, 2004 |
1364 | #04-04 | "The 6th Planet Runs Rings Around Punxsutawney Phil On Groundhog Day Night" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 26, 2004 |
1365 | #04-05 | "How To Find The Brightest And Most Jewel-like Star In The Night Sky" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 2, 2004 |
1366 | #04-06 | "The Goddess Of Love And The Valentine's Day Star" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 9, 2004 |
1367 | #04-07 | "Our Nearest Neighbor Pays A Visit To Three Early Evening Planets" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 16, 2004 |
1368 | #04-08 | "The King Of The Planets At Its Biggest And Brightest For 2004 Meets The King Of The Constellations!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 23, 2004 |
1369 | #04-09 | "Orion's Belt: Three Of My Favorite Stars With Really Nifty names" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 1, 2004 |
1370 | #04-10 | "The Astronomical Explanation For The Vernal Equinox And Why The Yellow Line In The Middle Of The Road Is So Much Fun On The First Day Of Spring" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 8, 2004 |
1371 | #04-11 | "All Five Naked Eye Planets Visible At The Same Time The Last Week Of March. Plus Each One is Visited By The Moon" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 15, 2004 |
1372 | #04-12 | "The Goddess Of Love Pays A Visit To The Seven Sisters" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 22, 2004 |
1373 | #04-13 | "Two Celestial Signs Of Spring: A High Flyin' Lion And A Low Lyin' Orion" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 29, 2004 |
1374 | #04-14 | "Arcturus To Spica: Two Super Stars And How To Find Them As Easy As "Big Dipper" Pie!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 5, 2004 |
1375 | #04-15 | "Celebrate National Astronomy Day Saturday April 24th And Watch The Moon Visit Three Planets During Astronomy Week" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 12, 2004 |
1376 | #04-16 | "Celebrate National Astronomy Day This Saturday Plus The King Of The Planets Meets The King Of The Beasts And The Moon Visits Both" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 19, 2004 |
1377 | #04-17 | "Venus Has Its Best Year Since 1882! And Reaches Its Greatest Brilliancy This Sunday May 2nd!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 26, 2004 |
1378 | #04-18 | "A 'NEAT' Little Comet For Your Weekend Viewing... Maybe!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 3, 2004 |
1379 | #04-19 | "A Waxing Moon Visits Three Planets And the Gemini Twins" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 10, 2004 |
1380 | #04-20 | "A First Quarter Moon Revisits The King Of The Planets And The King Of The Beasts Plus Catch Venus Before It Disappears!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 17, 2004 |
1381 | #04-21 | "The Biggest Full Moon Of The Year Rides Across The Sky With One Have The Biggest Stars In Our Galaxy" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 24, 2004 |
1382 | #04-22 | "Venus Crosses The Sun! A Rare Cosmic Spectacle No Living Human Has Ever Seen" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 31, 2004 |
1383 | #04-23 | "Star Gazing On The Shortest Nights of the Year" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 7, 2004 |
1384 | #04-24 | "Celebrate Day Star Day! On The Summer Solstice This Sunday, June 20th" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 14, 2004 |
1385 | #04-25 | "The 'Three Tenors' Of Summer: A Stellar Trio To Brighten Your Nights!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 21, 2004 |
1386 | #04-26 | "The Earth At Aphelion And Two Super Close Meetings Of Four Cosmic Goodies" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 28, 2004 |
1387 | #04-27 | "Next Week The Morning Star Reaches Its Greatest Brilliancy" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 5, 2004 |
1388 | #04-28 | "Planet Hopping With the Moon This July!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 12, 2004 |
1389 | #04-29 | "The Moon Visits My Favorite Summer Star And Constellation!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 19, 2004 |
1390 | #04-30 | "How To Find The Heart Of The Scorpion And The Heart Of Our Galaxy With A Cosmic Bow And Arrow" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 26, 2004 |
1391 | #04-31 | "Don't Miss Next Week's Annual Perseid Meteor Shower" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 2, 2004 |
1392 | #04-32 | "Jupiter Cozies Up To The Moon And The False Dawn Of Omar Khayyam" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 9, 2004 |
1393 | #04-33 | "The Moon Pays A Super Close Visit To A Humongous Star And Two Cat's Eyes Stare In Summer Skies" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 16, 2004 |
1394 | #04-34 | "The 2nd And The 6th Planet Have A Super Close Meeting On Aug. 31st And Sept. 1st" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 23, 2004 |
1395 | #04-35 | "September 10th Is the Day When The Moon, Venus and Saturn Form A Super Triangle And Mercury Bumps Into The Heart Of The Lion" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 30, 2004 |
1396 | #04-36 | "The World Will Not End On Sept. 29th! Even Though A Rather Large Asteroid Will Make Its Closest Approach" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 6, 2004 |
1397 | #04-37 | "Next Week's Autumnal Equinox: What It's Really All About And One Very Obvious Effect It Will Have On You" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 13, 2004 |
1398 | #04-38 | "The Five Nights Of The Harvest Moon! And Two Fun Things You Can Do With It!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 20, 2004 |
1399 | #04-39 | "The Goddess of Love Pays A Super Close Visit To The Heart Of Leo The Lion And An Old Moon Makes A Foursome With Saturn And Gemini" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 27, 2004 |
1400 | #04-40 | "Autumn's Great Cosmic Square Replaces Summer's Great Cosmic Triangle" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 4, 2004 |
1401 | #04-41 | "A Tale Of Two Planets: Get Ready For A Super Close Meeting Of The Two Brightest" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 11, 2004 |
1402 | #04-42 | "Don't Miss October 27th's 'Eclipse of The Hunter's Moon' Because It Will Be The Last Total Lunar Eclipse For 21⁄2 Years" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 18, 2004 |
1403 | #04-43 | "Don't Miss Next Week's Super Close Meeting Of The Two Brightest Planets Followed By An Exquisite Visit To Each By A Very Old Moon" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 25, 2004 |
1404 | #04-44 | "Star Gazer Turns 28 And The Moon Visits Three Planets And A Lovely Star In Predawn Skies" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 1, 2004 |
1405 | #04-45 | "Leo The Lion's Meteor Shower Will Definitely Not Roar This Year But You May Find It A-meew-zing" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 8, 2004 |
1406 | #04-46 | "The Lord Of The Rings And The Gemini Twins" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 15, 2004 |
1407 | #04-47 | "A Full Beaver Moon And Three Cosmic Birds For Thanksgiving Weekend" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 22, 2004 |
1408 | #04-48 | "Venus Has A Super Close Meeting With Mars And The Moon Plays 'Hide The Biggest Planet'" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 29, 2004 |
1409 | #04-49 | "How To Watch Next Week's Geminid Asteroid Meteor Shower" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 6, 2004 |
1410 | #04-50 | "The Winter Solstice And Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Doesn't Feel Like The Shortest Day Of the Year" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 13, 2004 |
1411 | #04-51 | "A Spectacular Early Morning Sky Show For The Holidays!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 20, 2004 |
1412 | #04-52 | "Celebrate New Year's Eve With The New Year's Eve Star" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 27, 2004 |
Star Gazers is a short astronomy show on American public television previously hosted by Jack Horkheimer, executive director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium. After his death in 2010, a series of guest astronomers hosted until 2011, when Dean Regas, James Albury, and Marlene Hidalgo became permanent co-hosts. In 2019, Dean Regas and James Albury stepped down from the program and were replaced by Trace Dominguez. On the weekly program, the host informs the viewer of significant astronomical events for the upcoming week, including key constellations, stars and planets, lunar eclipses and conjunctions, as well as historical and scientific information about these events.
The 1996 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 1, 1996. During this season, the show still had its original name, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. During the 1996 season, in May, the show acquired an Internet presence along with its own website, starhusler.com. The episode numbers started including a "-I" appended to the end, marking the event. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 1997 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 6, 1997. Towards the end of this season, the show title changed from Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler to Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer. The change occurred for the November 10, 1997 episode because people complained that Internet searches for the show were turning up the adult magazine Hustler instead of the TV show itself.
The 1998 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 5, 1998. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 1999 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 4, 1999. The episode numbering scheme for the show changed again in this season. Episode numbering was restarted and incorporated the last two digits of the year, in this case "99" for the year 1999. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2000 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 3, 2000. The episode numbering scheme for the show changed yet again in this season. This time the "SG" was dropped from the episode number. This had been used in the previous three seasons to differentiate the Star Gazer shows from the Star Hustler shows. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2001 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 1, 2001. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2002 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on December 31, 2001. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2003 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 6, 2003. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2005 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 3, 2005. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2006 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 2, 2006. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2007 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 1, 2007. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2008 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 7, 2008. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2009 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 5, 2009. This season was Jack Horkheimer's last full season as host of the program. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2010 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 4, 2010. As a consequence of Jack Horkheimer's death on August 20, 2010, the episodes which were recorded for the last four months of 2010 were hosted by guest hosts. The episodes for the month of September 2010 were the last to be based on scripts written by Jack Horkheimer. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 2011 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer started on January 3, 2011, with guest host Dean Regas of the Cincinnati Observatory. This is the first full season after Jack Horkheimer's death. The series tried out new hosts and settled on Dean Regas and James Albury to be co-hosts on the show. On October 3, 2011, the title of the series was changed to Star Gazers. The show's name change was accompanied by the launch of a new Star Gazers website for the series; while, the older Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer website continued to be maintained and updated as well.
The 1985 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 1, 1985. During this season, the show still had its original name, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 1987 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 5, 1987. During this season, the show still had its original name, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.
The 1995 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 2, 1995. During this season, the show still had its original name, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history.
The 1988 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 4, 1988. During this season, the show still had its original name, Jack Horkheimer: Star Hustler. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.