Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer (2009 season)

The 2009 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 5, 2009. This season was Jack Horkheimer's last full season as host of the program. The show's episode numbering scheme changed several times during its run to coincide with major events in the show's history. The official Star Gazer website hosts the complete scripts for each of the shows.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer
No. of episodes52
Release
Original networkPBS
Original releaseJanuary 5 (2009-01-05) –
December 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)
Season chronology
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2009 season

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# # Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1622#09-01"See Three Cosmic Seasons At The Same Time!"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 5, 2009 (2009-01-05)
1623#09-02"Saturn's Incredible Shrinking Rings: See Them At Their Skinniest For 15 Years"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 12, 2009 (2009-01-12)
1624#09-03"The Moon Plays Tag With Venus And Orion's Two Brilliant Bow Wows!"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)
1625#09-04"If Punxsutawney Phil Gets Up Before Sunrise On Groundhog Day What Will He See?"--Jack HorkheimerJanuary 26, 2009 (2009-01-26)
1626#09-05"The Goddess Of Love And The Valentine's Day Star Await Your Viewing Valentine's Night"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 2, 2009 (2009-02-02)
1627#09-06"Next Week's 'Triple Planet And Moon' Sky Show For The Early Birds"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 9, 2009 (2009-02-09)
1628#09-07"The Great Cosmic Light Called Hesperus, Brother Of Lucifer, Reaches Greatest Brilliancy"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 16, 2009 (2009-02-16)
1629#09-08"What Does That Old Saying 'In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb' Have To Do With The Cosmos?"--Jack HorkheimerFebruary 23, 2009 (2009-02-23)
1630#09-09"Saturn At Its Closest, Biggest And Brightest For 2009 And A Many-Names-Moon Pays It And Regulus A Visit"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 2, 2009 (2009-03-02)
1631#09-10"Happy First Day Of Spring! And Happy New Year Ben & George!"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 9, 2009 (2009-03-09)
1632#09-11"How To Find Planets #4 And #5 With Satellite #1 Plus Planet #2 Masquerades As Both The Evening And Morning Star"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 16, 2009 (2009-03-16)
1633#09-12"How To Find The Two Brightest Stars, Which Are Visible Right Now!"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 23, 2009 (2009-03-23)
1634#09-13"Our Annual 'Fun And Games With The Big Dipper' Demo"--Jack HorkheimerMarch 30, 2009 (2009-03-30)
1635#09-14"See Planet #1 At Its Very Best For The Entire Year"--Jack HorkheimerApril 6, 2009 (2009-04-06)
1636#09-15"Moon Hop To Find Jupiter, Venus And Mars And An Occult Occurrence For Some Of You"--Jack HorkheimerApril 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
1637#09-16"Mercury At Its Best For 2009 Joined By The Moon And The Seven Sisters Plus Celebrate National Astronomy Day On Saturday May 2nd"--Jack HorkheimerApril 20, 2009 (2009-04-20)
1638#09-17"Use The Moon This Astronomy Day Weekend To Find Springtime's Leo The Lion And Everyone's Favorite, Saturn"--Jack HorkheimerApril 27, 2009 (2009-04-27)
1639#09-18"How To Use The Closest Star To Earth Other Than Our Sun And The Fabled Southern Cross"--Jack HorkheimerMay 4, 2009 (2009-05-04)
1640#09-19"The Moon Visits Three Bright Planets In Pre-Dawn Skies Plus An Invisible Goodie"--Jack HorkheimerMay 11, 2009 (2009-05-11)
1641#09-20"How To Make This Memorial Day Weekend A Star Studded Event!"--Jack HorkheimerMay 18, 2009 (2009-05-18)
1642#09-21"How To Find The Last Of The Planets Using The King Of The Planets"--Jack HorkheimerMay 25, 2009 (2009-05-25)
1643#09-22"How to Find The Two Largest Planets Using The Moon As A Finder"--Jack HorkheimerJune 1, 2009 (2009-06-01)
1644#09-23"Join Us In Our Annual Day Star Day Celebration This Summer Solstice Weekend"--Jack HorkheimerJune 8, 2009 (2009-06-08)
1645#09-24"Mars And Venus Are At Their Closest On The Summer Solstice, The First Day Of Summer!"--Jack HorkheimerJune 15, 2009 (2009-06-15)
1646#09-25"The Wonderful Stars Of Summer And How To Find Them"--Jack HorkheimerJune 22, 2009 (2009-06-22)
1647#09-26"Earth At Aphelion On The 4th Of July And The Reason For The Seasons"--Jack HorkheimerJune 29, 2009 (2009-06-29)
1648#09-27"The Moon Pays A Visit To The Seven Sisters, The God Of War, The Goddess Of Love And The Bull's Eye"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 6, 2009 (2009-07-06)
1649#09-28"My Favorite And Almost Everyone's Favorite Summer Constellation"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 13, 2009 (2009-07-13)
1650#09-29"The Pussy Cat And The Scorpion: A Strange Tale Of A Tail"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 20, 2009 (2009-07-20)
1651#09-30"How To Find Two Wonders Of Summer Skies: The Heart Of The Scorpion And The Heart Of The Galaxy"--Jack HorkheimerJuly 27, 2009 (2009-07-27)
1652#09-31"Jupiter At Its Biggest, Brightest And Closest To Earth Since The Beginning Of The 21st Century"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 3, 2009 (2009-08-03)
1653#09-32"The Two False Comets Of Scorpius And How To Find Them"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 10, 2009 (2009-08-10)
1654#09-33"The Planet King Dazzles And How To Use The Moon To Find One Of The Largest Visible Stars"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 17, 2009 (2009-08-17)
1655#09-34"How To Find Mars During This Week's Annual Celebration Of The Great Mars Myth And Misunderstanding"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 24, 2009 (2009-08-24)
1656#09-35"Celebrate Labor Day The Cosmic Way With A Giant Triangle Of Stars Overhead"--Jack HorkheimerAugust 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)
1657#09-36"The Moon Visits Two Planets And Venus Almost Slams Into Leo The Lion"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 7, 2009 (2009-09-07)
1658#09-37"Find The False Dawn Of Omar Khayyam The Last Two Weeks Of This September"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 14, 2009 (2009-09-14)
1659#09-38"The Mystery Of The Wandering Stars"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 21, 2009 (2009-09-21)
1660#09-39"Two Weird Ways To Have Fun With The Harvest Moon Illusion"--Jack HorkheimerSeptember 28, 2009 (2009-09-28)
1661#09-40"Mars And The Gemini Twins Line Up In A Row, Venus and Saturn Pair Up Super Close, And An Exquisite Moon Watches It All"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 5, 2009 (2009-10-05)
1662#09-41"Autumn's Flying Horse Of The Heavens And An Ancient Portal To Paradise"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 12, 2009 (2009-10-12)
1663#09-42"Mars And The Manger Plus The God Of War Steps Into A Cosmic Beehive Just As You Set Your Clocks Back To Standard Time"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 19, 2009 (2009-10-19)
1664#09-43"Our Annual Seven Sinister Sisters Halloween Show"--Jack HorkheimerOctober 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)
1665#09-44"The Lost Rings Of Saturn Return, An Aging Moon Visits Two Planets And Virgo's Brightest Star"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 2, 2009 (2009-11-02)
1666#09-45"Predictions Are For A Really Good Leonid Meteor Shower Next Week!"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 9, 2009 (2009-11-09)
1667#09-46"The Queen Of November Nights Rides High On Thanksgiving"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 16, 2009 (2009-11-16)
1668#09-47"Thanksgiving Week's Stars And Start Your Mars Watch Now"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 23, 2009 (2009-11-23)
1669#09-48"Dates To Remember In December: Several Cosmic Goodies Await Your Viewing Pleasure"--Jack HorkheimerNovember 30, 2009 (2009-11-30)
1670#09-49"Don't Miss The Best Meteor Shower Of The Year Next Week! And How To Find Neptune Using Jupiter"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 7, 2009 (2009-12-07)
1671#09-50"Next Monday Dec. 21st Is The Day Of The Winter Solstice... But What's It All About Anyway?"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 14, 2009 (2009-12-14)
1672#09-51"Howl In The Blue Full Moon This New Year's Eve! And You May Win A Telescope!"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 21, 2009 (2009-12-21)
1673#09-52"Mars Races Toward Earth For A Close Meeting And A "New Year's Eve Blue Moon Howl-In Reminder"--Jack HorkheimerDecember 28, 2009 (2009-12-28)

References

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  1. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - January 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. January 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  2. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - February 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. February 2009. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - March 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. March 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - April 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. April 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - May 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. May 2009. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  6. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - June 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. June 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - July 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. July 2009. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - August 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. August 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - September 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. September 2009. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  10. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - October 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. October 2009. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  11. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - November 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. November 2009. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  12. ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - December 2009". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. December 2009. Archived from the original on August 24, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
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