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 June 9, 2003. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

Mars Brightens 100% In June And A Great Triangle Of Stars Announces The Beginning Of Summer

The three brightest stars of three different constellations form the familiar Summer Triangle asterism that announces the beginning of summer.