Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer (2011 season)

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Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer
Season 2011
No. of episodes52
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJanuary 3 (2011-01-03) 
December 26, 2011 (2011-12-26)
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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. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] 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. [13] 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.

Contents

2011 season

##TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1726#11-01"Venus And The Sun : Now Closest, Biggest And Brightest For 2011"--Dean RegasJanuary 3, 2011 (2011-01-03)
1727#11-02"The Reasons For The Seasons"--Dean RegasJanuary 10, 2011 (2011-01-10)
1728#11-03"The Moon Shows You The Way To Venus And Mercury. Plus Which Is The Shortest Season?"--Dean RegasJanuary 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)
1729#11-04"See The Skinniest Moon Of The Year And Has Jupiter Made A Comeback?"--Dean RegasJanuary 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
1730#11-05"The Orion Family"--Dean RegasJanuary 31, 2011 (2011-01-31)
1731#11-06"The King Of The Gods And The Valentine's Star"--Ed RomanoFebruary 7, 2011 (2011-02-07)
1732#11-07"Jupiter And The Brightest Star In The Night Sky"--Bill DishongFebruary 14, 2011 (2011-02-14)
1733#11-08"Venus, The Morning Star, Will Wow You Next Week"--Ed RomanoFebruary 21, 2011 (2011-02-21)
1734#11-09"The Three Wonderful Stars Of The Winter Triangle"--Ed RomanoFebruary 28, 2011 (2011-02-28)
1735#11-10"The Biggest Full Moon In 18 Years! Plus Jupiter and Mercury Have A Super Scoochy"--Dean RegasMarch 7, 2011 (2011-03-07)
1736#11-11"Finding Direction In The Night Sky"--Dean RegasMarch 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
1737#11-12"Venus And The Moon At Dawn, PlusThe Zodiacal Light At Night"--Dean RegasMarch 21, 2011 (2011-03-21)
1738#11-13"Arcturus And Saturn Join The Moon And The Pleiades For A Spring Evening Star Show"--Dean RegasMarch 28, 2011 (2011-03-28)
1739#11-14"Awesome Arcturus, Star Of A Million Years"--James AlburyApril 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)
1740#11-15"There's A New Triangle In Your Sky Next Week"--James AlburyApril 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
1741#11-16"An Ancient Drama In The Night Sky"--James AlburyApril 18, 2011 (2011-04-18)
1742#11-17"Stars, Planets And The Moon For Astronomy Day This Year"--James AlburyApril 25, 2011 (2011-04-25)
1743#11-18"A Lion At Night And Plenty Of Planets In The Dawn's Early Light"--Dean RegasMay 2, 2011 (2011-05-02)
1744#11-19"Take The Seven Day Star Gazer Astronomy Challenge"--Dean RegasMay 9, 2011 (2011-05-09)
1745#11-20"Half A Dozen Planets And A Load Of Moons"--Dean RegasMay 16, 2011 (2011-05-16)
1746#11-21"The Horse On The Handle Of The Big Dipper"--Dean RegasMay 23, 2011 (2011-05-23)
1747#11-22"Let The Moon Lead The Way"--Dean RegasMay 30, 2011 (2011-05-30)
1748#11-23"Those Starry Summer Nights Are Coming"--James AlburyJune 6, 2011 (2011-06-06)
1749#11-24"Join Us In Our Annual Day Star Day Celebration On This Summer Solstice Weekend 2011"--James AlburyJune 13, 2011 (2011-06-13)
1750#11-25"A Bunch Of Celestial Triple Headers Next Week"--James AlburyJune 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
1751#11-26"A Lunar Liaison With Leo The Lion"--James AlburyJune 27, 2011 (2011-06-27)
1752#11-27"A Special Sky For The 4th Of July"--Dean RegasJuly 4, 2011 (2011-07-04)
1753#11-28"Planets, Planets Everywhere: Jupiter and Mars in the Morning; Saturn and Mercury in the Evening"--Dean RegasJuly 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)
1754#11-29"The Summer Triangle Shines High In The Sky Plus Mars And The Moon Pass Through The Horns Of The Bull"--Dean RegasJuly 18, 2011 (2011-07-18)
1755#11-30"Rollin' Down The River Of Stars"--Dean RegasJuly 25, 2011 (2011-07-25)
1756#11-31"The Meteor Shower That Fizzled And Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star"--James AlburyAugust 1, 2011 (2011-08-01)
1757#11-32"A Little Bit Of Winter In August"--UnknownAugust 8, 2011 (2011-08-08)
1758#11-33"Follow The Moon From Jupiter to Mars"--James AlburyAugust 15, 2011 (2011-08-15)
1759#11-34"Saturn, Spica And Selene, Oh My! And Saturn Says "Bye-Bye" To A Pair Of Dancing Stars"--James AlburyAugust 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)
1760#11-35"A Pair Of Triangles In The Sky For Labor Day And Mercury At Dawn"--James AlburyAugust 29, 2011 (2011-08-29)
1761#11-36"Use The Harvest Moon To Find Jupiter And The Ram"--Dean RegasSeptember 5, 2011 (2011-09-05)
1762#11-37"Welcome Autumn With Jupiter And Vega"--Dean RegasSeptember 12, 2011 (2011-09-12)
1763#11-38"Call Triple A For Star Trouble!"--Dean RegasSeptember 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)
1764#11-39"The False Dawn Of Omar Khayyam"--Dean RegasSeptember 26, 2011 (2011-09-26)
1765#11-40"The Hunter's Moon For 2011"--Dean Regas, James AlburyOctober 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)
1766#11-41"The Secret Lives Of Stars"--Dean Regas, James AlburyOctober 10, 2011 (2011-10-10)
1767#11-42"Pegasus, The Pleiades, And The Farthest You Can See With The Naked Eye! Plus Two Bright Planets In The Sky!"--Dean Regas, James AlburyOctober 17, 2011 (2011-10-17)
1768#11-43"The Monsters Of The Sky For Halloween"--Dean Regas, James AlburyOctober 24, 2011 (2011-10-24)
1769#11-44"Plenty Of Planets For The Evening Sky"--Dean Regas, James AlburyOctober 31, 2011 (2011-10-31)
1770#11-45"Pairs Of Planets At Dusk And Dawn"--UnknownNovember 7, 2011 (2011-11-07)
1771#11-46"Planets, Stars And The Moon At Dawn's Early Light"--UnknownNovember 14, 2011 (2011-11-14)
1772#11-47"Super Bright Jupiter And Venus Share The Sky With Three Cosmic Birds For Thanksgiving Week"--UnknownNovember 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)
1773#11-48"The Old Moon In The New Moon's Arms"--UnknownNovember 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)
1774#11-49"Red Moon In The Morning"--UnknownDecember 5, 2011 (2011-12-05)
1775#11-50"The Reasons For The Seasons"--UnknownDecember 12, 2011 (2011-12-12)
1776#11-51"Five Fabulous Planets For The Holidays"--UnknownDecember 19, 2011 (2011-12-19)
1777#11-52"Ring In 2012 With Star Gazers' Special New Year's Eve Star"--UnknownDecember 26, 2011 (2011-12-26)

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