Star Gazers (2021 season)

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Star Gazers
Season 2021
No. of episodes52
Release
Original network PBS
Original releaseJanuary 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
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The 2021 season of the astronomy TV show Star Gazers starring Trace Dominguez [1] started on January 4, 2021. [2] [3] [4] Episodes of the television series are released on the show's website at the start of the month, up to a month prior to any episode's broadcast date.

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Starting with the episode produced for the week of April 5, 2021, the show's official website started listing a new system for production codes for the episodes. For example, the production code for the episode produced for the week of March 29, 2021 was listed as 2021–13; while, the production code for the episode produced for the week of April 5, 2021 was listed as STGZ106. However, the website made scripts for these episodes available; and, the scripts continued to use the older style production codes. The script of the episode for the week of April 5, 2021 listed the production code as 2021–14.

2021 season

##TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
2247#2021–01"What’s Up in 2021?"----January 4, 2021 (2021-01-04)
2248#2021–02"A Tale of Two Clusters"----January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
2249#2021–03"Magnificent Mercury"----January 18, 2021 (2021-01-18)
2250#2021–04"Leaping Lepus"----January 25, 2021 (2021-01-25)
2251#2021–05"The Giant Winter Rupee"----February 1, 2021 (2021-02-01)
2252#2021–06"Mars 2020: Perseverance"----February 8, 2021 (2021-02-08)
2253#2021–07"New Moon Albedo"----February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)
2254#2021–08"Oh My Morning Mercury"----February 22, 2021 (2021-02-22)
2255#2021–09"Orion's Family Reunion"----March 1, 2021 (2021-03-01)
2256#2021–10"Mars is a Cluster Fun!"----March 8, 2021 (2021-03-08)
2257#2021–11"Precession of Equinoxes"----March 15, 2021 (2021-03-15)
2258#2021–12"Finding the Darkness"----March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)
2259#2021–13"It's a Matter of Degrees"----March 29, 2021 (2021-03-29)
2260#2021–14"Let’s ‘Tri’ This Again"----April 5, 2021 (2021-04-05)
2261#2021–15"Star Gaze with Friends"----April 12, 2021 (2021-04-12)
2262#2021–16"Lyrid Meteor Shower"----April 19, 2021 (2021-04-19)
2263#2021–17"Super Pink Moon"----April 26, 2021 (2021-04-26)
2264#2021–18"Mark Halley's Meteors"----May 3, 2021 (2021-05-03)
2265#2021–19"Great Week For Mercury"----May 10, 2021 (2021-05-10)
2266#2021–20"Total Lunar Eclipse: What You Need to Know"----May 17, 2021 (2021-05-17)
2267#2021–21"A Wild Conjunction Approaches"----May 24, 2021 (2021-05-24)
2268#2021–22"Annular Solar Eclipse 2021"----May 31, 2021 (2021-05-31)
2269#2021–23"Venus, Mars and a Beehive"----June 7, 2021 (2021-06-07)
2270#2021–24"Super Summer Solstice"----June 14, 2021 (2021-06-14)
2271#2021–25"Trick to Find Arcturus & Spica"----June 21, 2021 (2021-06-21)
2272#2021–26"Stars and Sparkles"----June 28, 2021 (2021-06-28)
2273#2021–27"Identified Flying Objects"----July 5, 2021 (2021-07-05)
2274#2021–28"Awesome Altair"----July 12, 2021 (2021-07-12)
2275#2021–29"Observe Saturn on Repeat"----July 19, 2021 (2021-07-19)
2276#2021–30"Binoculars: A Star Gazers BFF"----July 26, 2021 (2021-07-26)
2277#2021–31"Perseid Meteor Shower Next Week"----August 2, 2021 (2021-08-02)
2278#2021–32"How Star Magnitudes Work"----August 9, 2021 (2021-08-09)
2279#2021–33"There are Two Blue Moons"----August 16, 2021 (2021-08-16)
2280#2021–34"Find the Summer Triangle"----August 23, 2021 (2021-08-23)
2281#2021–35"Where the Planets Got Their Names"----August 30, 2021 (2021-08-30)
2282#2021–36"Conjunction Adjunction"----September 6, 2021 (2021-09-06)
2283#2021–37"What is the Fall Equinox?"----September 13, 2021 (2021-09-13)
2284#2021–38"All About Venus"----September 20, 2021 (2021-09-20)
2285#2021–39"Moon Over My Gemini"----September 27, 2021 (2021-09-27)
2286#2021–40"Excellent Draconnids Meteor Shower"----October 4, 2021 (2021-10-04)
2287#2021–41"The End of Gas Giant Retrograde"----October 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
2288#2021–42"Top Gun Stargazing This Halloween"----October 18, 2021 (2021-10-18)
2289#2021–43"Algol is Evil, Here’s Why"----October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)
2290#2021–44"November Meteor Shower 2021"----November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)
2291#2021–45"A Partial Lunar Eclipse is Coming"----November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)
2292#2021–46"Spot Three Planets Right Now"----November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)
2293#2021–47"Goodbye Summer, Hello Orion"----November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)
2294#2021–48"Venus at its Brightest"----November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)
2295#2021–49"The Geminid Meteor Shower Rocks"----December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
2296#2021–50"Happy Yule Solstice 2021"----December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)
2297#2021–51"Stars for Christmas 2021"----December 20, 2021 (2021-12-20)
2298#2021–52"What’s A Super New Moon?"----December 27, 2021 (2021-12-27)

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References

  1. "Meet the Hosts". Star Gazers official website. Miami, Florida: South Florida PBS. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. "Watch Star Gazer Episodes". Star Gazers official website. Miami, Florida: South Florida PBS. 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. "Episodes of Star Gazers - 2015". Star Gazers official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. January 2015.
  4. "Star Gazers Video Download Page - 2015". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. January 2015.