Star Gazers (2017 season)

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Star Gazers
Season 2017
No. of episodes52
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJanuary 2 (2017-01-02) 
December 25, 2017 (2017-12-25)
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The 2017 season of the astronomy TV show Star Gazers starring Dean Regas and James Albury started on January 2, 2017. [1] [2] The episodes from this season were listed as being an original production of WPBT2 South Florida PBS and were copyrighted to South Florida PBS, Inc.

Contents

2017 season

##TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
2038#17-01"Mars and Venus Meet Again"----January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
2039#17-02"Star Gazer Shootout"----January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09)
2040#17-03"The Length of the Seasons"----January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16)
2041#17-04"The Great Orion Nebula"----January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23)
2042#17-05"Constellations Everywhere"----January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30)
2043#17-06"Venus Misses Mars By That Much"----February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06)
2044#17-07"Valentine’s Day Star!"----February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
2045#17-08"Meet the Orion Family"----February 20, 2017 (2017-02-20)
2046#17-09"Daylight Shifting Time"----February 27, 2017 (2017-02-27)
2047#17-10"Two Dogs and One Really Big Cat"----March 6, 2017 (2017-03-06)
2048#17-11"Equinox"----March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)
2049#17-12"Star Qualities"----March 20, 2017 (2017-03-20)
2050#17-13"Royal Opposition"----March 27, 2017 (2017-03-27)
2051#17-14"Seven Day Challenge"----April 3, 2017 (2017-04-03)
2052#17-15"Let's Go Fly a Kite"----April 10, 2017 (2017-04-10)
2053#17-16"Arc to Arcturus"----April 17, 2017 (2017-04-17)
2054#17-17"Leaping Leo"----April 24, 2017 (2017-04-24)
2055#17-18"Last Chance for Betelgeuse"----May 1, 2017 (2017-05-01)
2056#17-19"Following the Drinking Gourd"----May 8, 2017 (2017-05-08)
2057#17-20"Three Months Until the Big One"----May 15, 2017 (2017-05-15)
2058#17-21"Care for Some Tea?"----May 22, 2017 (2017-05-22)
2059#17-22"Jupiter and Saturn"----May 29, 2017 (2017-05-29)
2060#17-23"Day Star Day 2017"----June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)
2061#17-24"Waking Up With Venus"----June 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)
2062#17-25"Saturn - The Ringed Planet"----June 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)
2063#17-26"The Sky on the 4th of July"----June 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)
2064#17-27"Lyra the Harp"----July 3, 2017 (2017-07-03)
2065#17-28"The Dragon and the Scorpion"----July 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)
2066#17-29"One Month Until the Big One"----July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)
2067#17-30"Shapes in the Summer Sky"----July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)
2068#17-31"Maui's Fish Hook"----July 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)
2069#17-32"Are You Eclipse Ready?"----August 7, 2017 (2017-08-07)
2070#17-33"It's Moon Shadow Time!"----August 14, 2017 (2017-08-14)
2071#17-34"The Stars in the Summer Triangle"----August 21, 2017 (2017-08-21)
2072#17-35"The Stars of Pegasus"----August 28, 2017 (2017-08-28)
2073#17-36"Along the Milky Way"----September 4, 2017 (2017-09-04)
2074#17-37"Bye, Bye Jupiter"----September 11, 2017 (2017-09-11)
2075#17-38"Saturn and the Moon"----September 18, 2017 (2017-09-18)
2076#17-39"Perseus and the Seven Sisters"----September 25, 2017 (2017-09-25)
2077#17-40"Venus and Mars Line Up Again"----October 2, 2017 (2017-10-02)
2078#17-41"Andromeda!"----October 9, 2017 (2017-10-09)
2079#17-42"Sayonara to Saturn"----October 16, 2017 (2017-10-16)
2080#17-43"Legends in the Sky"----October 23, 2017 (2017-10-23)
2081#17-44"Star Secrets"----October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
2082#17-45"The Leonid Meteor Shower"----November 6, 2017 (2017-11-06)
2083#17-46"Queen Cassiopeia"----November 13, 2017 (2017-11-13)
2084#17-47"Staying Up Late with Orion"----November 20, 2017 (2017-11-20)
2085#17-48"Supermoon 2017"----November 27, 2017 (2017-11-27)
2086#17-49"Taurus"----December 4, 2017 (2017-12-04)
2087#17-50"Tycho Brahe"----December 11, 2017 (2017-12-11)
2088#17-51"Reason for the Seasons"----December 18, 2017 (2017-12-18)
2089#17-52"Moon Over Orion"----December 25, 2017 (2017-12-25)

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References

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