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 September 27, 2004. You can view the complete show script, or watch a RealPlayer video of the show.

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

The Moon, Saturn and the twin stars of Gemini (Pollux and Castor) make a handsome foursome on October 7th. This view shows the sky as seen from mid-northern latitudes at 6:30 a.m. local time.