Star Gazer

Star Gazer, the five-minute "do-it-yourself" guide to the wonders of the universe airs on WPBT Channel 2 periodically each week. Jack Horkheimer, Executive Director of the Miami Space Transit Planetarium, makes comets, conjunctions and constellations accessible to the average viewer. From the avid astronomer to the curious novice, anyone can understand astronomical science with Horkheimer's lively and witty translation of sophisticated disciplines into popular language. With the sky as his beat, Horkheimer reports on the latest discoveries and hottest topics in astronomy and space science as well as the lore, the lure, the mystique and the mythology of the heavenly bodies.

Horkheimer creates a new show each week, guiding viewers through the scientific and historical significance of astronomical phenomena that appears in the ever-changing night sky. One week it might be an alignment of Mars, Venus and Aldebaran, another week possibly the Perseid meteor shower or the next week perhaps the moons of Jupiter. Horkheimer shows viewers exactly how to view the phenomena for themselves. He explains what time to be outside and where to look. Almost all of the astronomical wonders he features can be viewed with the naked eye.

For over 20 years, Horkheimer has been popularizing astronomy and space science. His humorous style and informal delivery sits atop a solid background of astronomy and space science. He is a former science columnist and a founding member and past journal editor of the International Planetarium Society. Star Gazer airs on more than 100 public television stations nationwide.