Star Gazers - Episodes for November and December 2014

November 21, 2014

James C. Albury, planetarium coordinator at Santa Fe College's Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, is the co-host of the PBS television series, "Star Gazers." This program is the world's only weekly television series devoted to naked-eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features selected objects in the sky for naked-eye viewing during the upcoming week.

The following are the 5-minute episodes airing during the months of:

November 2014:

  1. "Look For The Leonids Next Week" – (November 3-9, 2014)
  2. "Capella And Vega : Bright Stars In The North-ish Sky" – (November 10-16, 2014)
  3. "Cassiopeia : Queen Of The Northern Sky" – (November 17-23, 2014)
  4. "Perfectly Positioned Polygons" – (November 24-30, 2014)

December 2014

  1. "UFO Alert and Moon of the Short Shadows" - (December 1-7, 2014)
  2. "This Week's Impact With An Ancient Asteroid Shower And How To Watch It" - (December 8-14, 2014)
  3. "The Reasons for the Seasons" - (December 15-21, 2014)
  4. "The Cosmos in your Kitchen" - (December 22-28, 2014)
  5. "Don't Worry About Winter, It's the Shortest Season of the Year" - (December 29, 2014 - January 4, 2015)

You can find more episodes here and be sure to visit our planetarium's website for additional information on learning about what's up in the night sky.