The 2008 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 7, 2008. 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 episodes | 52 |
| Release | |
| Original network | PBS |
| Original release | January 7 – December 29, 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
2008 season
edit| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1570 | #08-01 | "The Two Brightest Planets Prepare For A Super Close Meeting On Feb. 1st!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 7, 2008 |
| 1571 | #08-02 | "See Mars And The Red Triangle Now! And Compare The Red Planet With The Brightest Star!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 14, 2008 |
| 1572 | #08-03 | "Next Week Is The Week When The Two Brightest Planets Meet!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 21, 2008 |
| 1573 | #08-04 | "How To Use Orion The Hunter To Find His Two Hunting Dogs" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 28, 2008 |
| 1574 | #08-05 | "The Moon And Mars And The Valentine's Star" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 4, 2008 |
| 1575 | #08-06 | "Don't Miss Next Week's Total Eclipse Of The Moon" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 11, 2008 |
| 1576 | #08-07 | "See The Beautiful Ringed Planet At Its Very Best For 2008, This Weekend" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 18, 2008 |
| 1577 | #08-08 | "Orion The Hunter's Wonderful "Fuzzy" Star" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 25, 2008 |
| 1578 | #08-09 | "The Two Stars Above And The Two Stars Below The Fabled Belt Stars Of Orion" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 3, 2008 |
| 1579 | #08-10 | "The Gibbous Moon Meets The Heart Of Leo And The Lord Of The Rings And Mars Is Super High At Sunset" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 10, 2008 |
| 1580 | #08-11 | "A Pithy Poem For The First Day Of Spring" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 17, 2008 |
| 1581 | #08-12 | "Leo The Lion Chases Orion" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 24, 2008 |
| 1582 | #08-13 | "April 8th's Occult Occurrence: Watch The Moon Hide The Seven Sisters" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 31, 2008 |
| 1583 | #08-14 | "Don't Miss The Mars And Gemini Twins Cosmic Triangle" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 7, 2008 |
| 1584 | #08-15 | "Fun With The Big Dipper In April" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 14, 2008 |
| 1585 | #08-16 | "The Naked Truth About The North Star" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 21, 2008 |
| 1586 | #08-17 | "Planet #1 At Its Best Evening Viewing For 2008! And Celebrate National Astronomy Day" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 28, 2008 |
| 1587 | #08-18 | "Don't Miss Mercury At Its Best This Week And Next" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 5, 2008 |
| 1588 | #08-19 | "Mars And The Manger And The Beehive" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 12, 2008 |
| 1589 | #08-20 | "The Ringed Planet And Two Great Stars For Memorial Day Weekend" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 19, 2008 |
| 1590 | #08-21 | "An Exquisite Moon Visits Two Evening Planets And A Great Star!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 26, 2008 |
| 1591 | #08-22 | "Bootes And The Brightest Star That Opened The World's Fair Of 1933" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 2, 2008 |
| 1592 | #08-23 | "Celebrate Day Star Day On Summer Solstice Weekend" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 9, 2008 |
| 1593 | #08-24 | "Why Is The First Day Of Summer Called The Summer Solstice?" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 16, 2008 |
| 1594 | #08-25 | "A Sky Full Of Wonders For Your 4th Of July Independence Day Week" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 23, 2008 |
| 1595 | #08-26 | "See Mars And Saturn At Their Closest Until 2022" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 30, 2008 |
| 1596 | #08-27 | "This Week Jupiter is At Its Closest, Biggest And Brightest For 2008!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 7, 2008 |
| 1597 | #08-28 | "Summer Skies At Night Are Sheer Delight... So See Them Now!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 14, 2008 |
| 1598 | #08-29 | "The King Of The Planets And An Emperor Star Dominate Southern Summer Skies" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 21, 2008 |
| 1599 | #08-30 | "How To Find The Two Comets That Never Were" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 28, 2008 |
| 1600 | #08-31 | "Don't Miss Next Week's Night Of St. Lawrence's Tears / Perseid Meteor Shower" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 4, 2008 |
| 1601 | #08-32 | "See If You Can See All 8 Planets This Week" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 11, 2008 |
| 1602 | #08-33 | "Next Week Is The Perfect Time To See The Milky Way In All Its Wonder" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 18, 2008 |
| 1603 | #08-34 | "Celebrate September With A Triangle Of Planets! And Love And War Meet" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 25, 2008 |
| 1604 | #08-35 | "Mars And Venus Slam Into Each Other! And Uranus At Its Closest And Brightest For The Entire Year" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 1, 2008 |
| 1605 | #08-36 | "The Great Harvest Moon Illusion And How You Can Prove It's An Illusion" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 8, 2008 |
| 1606 | #08-37 | "The Super Bright Star Which Shines Overhead Every Year On The Autumnal Equinox" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 15, 2008 |
| 1607 | #08-38 | "The Return Of The False Dawn Of Omar Khayyam" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 22, 2008 |
| 1608 | #08-39 | "Say Farewell To Summer's Cosmic Triangle And Welcome Autumn's Cosmic Square" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 29, 2008 |
| 1609 | #08-40 | "The Hunter's Moon, Mercury At Its Best, Jupiter The King And UFO Alert!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 6, 2008 |
| 1610 | #08-41 | "How To Use The Moon To Find The Ringed Planet Just Before Sunrise" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 13, 2008 |
| 1611 | #08-42 | "An Exquisite Moon Pays A Visit To The Two Brightest Planets, Starting on Halloween" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 20, 2008 |
| 1612 | #08-43 | "The Seven Sinister Sisters Fly High Across The Sky At Midnight On Halloween" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 27, 2008 |
| 1613 | #08-44 | "The Exquisite Double Star Cluster Beloved By Ancient Emperors" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 3, 2008 |
| 1614 | #08-45 | "Watch The Two Brightest Planets Race Toward Each Other For A Super Close Meeting" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 10, 2008 |
| 1615 | #08-46 | "The Return Of Three Cosmic Birds For Thanksgiving And The Two Brightest Planets Meet" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 17, 2008 |
| 1616 | #08-47 | "The Three Brightest Night Time Objects Meet In A Terrific Extraterrestrial Trio" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 24, 2008 |
| 1617 | #08-48 | "Get Ready For The Largest And Closest Full Moon Of 2008 Followed By The Largest And Closest Full Moon Of 2009" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 1, 2008 |
| 1618 | #08-49 | "Why Doesn't The Shortest Day Of The Year Feel Like The Shortest Day Of The Year?" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 8, 2008 |
| 1619 | #08-50 | "The So-Called "Christmas Star" Returns Accompanied By A Companion" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 15, 2008 |
| 1620 | #08-51 | "Special Cosmic Goodies For Christmas Week! And A Super Special Occurrence For New Year's Eve!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 22, 2008 |
| 1621 | #08-52 | "Welcome In 2009 With The Brightest Planet And The Brightest Star Plus The Lord Of The Rings" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 29, 2008 |
References
edit- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - January 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. January 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - February 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. February 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - March 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. March 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - April 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. April 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - May 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. May 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - June 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. June 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - July 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. July 2008. Archived from the original on April 3, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - August 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. August 2008. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - September 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. September 2008. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - October 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. October 2008. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - November 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. November 2008. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
- ^ "Star Gazer Scripts - December 2008". Jack Horkheimer Star Gazer official site. Miami, Florida: WPBT. December 2008. Archived from the original on April 15, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
External links
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.jackstargazer .com Star Gazer official website - Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer at IMDb
