# Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer (2003 season)

The 2003 season of the astronomy TV show Jack Horkheimer: Star Gazer starring Jack Horkheimer started on January 6, 2003. 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.

## 2003 season

| # | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1309 | #03-01 | "The Moon Meets the 2 Biggest Planets at Their Best Among Winter's Brightest Stars" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 6, 2003 (2003-01-06) |
| 1310 | #03-02 | "How to See Something 20,000 Times the Size of Our Solar System with Just the Naked Eye" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 13, 2003 (2003-01-13) |
| 1311 | #03-03 | "The God Of War And His Rival Make An Exquisite Triangle With The Goddess of Love In Late January Mornings" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 20, 2003 (2003-01-20) |
| 1312 | #03-04 | "Punxsutawney Phil and the King of the Planets, Candlemas and the First Cross Quarter Day Of 2003" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | January 27, 2003 (2003-01-27) |
| 1313 | #03-05 | "Using the Moon to Find the Two Largest Planets" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 3, 2003 (2003-02-03) |
| 1314 | #03-06 | "The Valentine's Day Star and A Sky Full Of Goodies For Valentine's Day Night" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 10, 2003 (2003-02-10) |
| 1315 | #03-07 | "A Mars And Venus Update and How To Find Them Using The Moon Next Week" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 17, 2003 (2003-02-17) |
| 1316 | #03-08 | "I Eat Green Caterpillars Whenever I Look At Jupiter" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | February 24, 2003 (2003-02-24) |
| 1317 | #03-09 | "Taurus the Bull And His Wonderful Unusual Rider" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 3, 2003 (2003-03-03) |
| 1318 | #03-10 | "Happy Vernal Equinox! Or Have You Ever Wondered Why We Call Spring, 'Spring'?" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 10, 2003 (2003-03-10) |
| 1319 | #03-11 | "The Great Mars / Venus Switch!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 17, 2003 (2003-03-17) |
| 1320 | #03-12 | "Do You Know The Name Of the Brightest Star We See Most Often? Hint: It's Weird and Wonderful and Probably Not What You Think!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 24, 2003 (2003-03-24) |
| 1321 | #03-13 | "The Moon Visits Three Planets and A Cosmic Beehive of Stars" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | March 31, 2003 (2003-03-31) |
| 1322 | #03-14 | "The Closest Biggest Brightest Full Moon Of 2003 And Mercury at Its Best for the Year on the Same Night" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 7, 2003 (2003-04-07) |
| 1323 | #03-15 | "Five Fine Planets and A Star That Exploded In 1054 A.D!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 14, 2003 (2003-04-14) |
| 1324 | #03-16 | "Two Wonderful Stars of Spring: One Racing Toward Us and The Other Speeding Away!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 21, 2003 (2003-04-21) |
| 1325 | #03-17 | "The Dual Lunar Eclipses of 2003!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | April 28, 2003 (2003-04-28) |
| 1326 | #03-18 | "May 15th's Total Lunar Eclipse" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 5, 2003 (2003-05-05) |
| 1327 | #03-19 | "Farewell to Orion and Saturn and Hello, Hello to Mars & The Moon" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 12, 2003 (2003-05-12) |
| 1328 | #03-20 | "Leo the Lion: Spring's Awesome Sphinx of The Heavens And The Cosmic King Of The Beasts" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 19, 2003 (2003-05-19) |
| 1329 | #03-21 | "The King of the Planets and The King of the Beasts! Meet the Queen of the Night Sky" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | May 26, 2003 (2003-05-26) |
| 1330 | #03-22 | "The Inferior Planets Meet On The Summer Solstice, The First Day Of Summer" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 2, 2003 (2003-06-02) |
| 1331 | #03-23 | "Mars Brightens 100% In June and A Great Triangle Announces the Beginning of Summer" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 9, 2003 (2003-06-09) |
| 1332 | #03-24 | "Day Star Day: Our Annual Star Gazer Celebration Of Our Closest Star On The Summer Solstice" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 16, 2003 (2003-06-16) |
| 1333 | #03-25 | "The Moon, The King and The Rival Of Mars And The Sun At Its Dimmest For 2003!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 23, 2003 (2003-06-23) |
| 1334 | #03-26 | "A Super Sky For The 4th Of July!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | June 30, 2003 (2003-06-30) |
| 1335 | #03-27 | "Mars Doubles Its Brightness This Month As It Races Towards Earth And Has A Spectacular Meeting With The Moon On The 17th" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 7, 2003 (2003-07-07) |
| 1336 | #03-28 | "Jupiter And Mercury Meet And Change Places And Our Moon Pays A Visit To Saturn" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 14, 2003 (2003-07-14) |
| 1337 | #03-29 | "Vega: The Arc Light Of Summer Nights And The Apex of the Sun's Way" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 21, 2003 (2003-07-21) |
| 1338 | #03-30 | "Weird But Wonderful Altair: The Second Brightest Star Of The Summer Triangle" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | July 28, 2003 (2003-07-28) |
| 1339 | #03-31 | "Use The Moon To Find Mars As Mars Races For Its Closest Meeting In Almost 60,000 Years Plus "Sorry About The Perseids"" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 4, 2003 (2003-08-04) |
| 1340 | #03-32 | "Mars Continues Racing Towards Us For Its August 27th Meeting And The Moon Meets The Ringed Planet" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 11, 2003 (2003-08-11) |
| 1341 | #03-33 | "Only One Week To Go Until Mars Reaches Its Brightest Any Living Human Has Ever Seen It" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 18, 2003 (2003-08-18) |
| 1342 | #03-34 | "Mars Closer To Earth This Week In Almost 60,000 Years! Only Neanderthal Man Has Ever Seen It This Bright!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | August 25, 2003 (2003-08-25) |
| 1343 | #03-35 | "Shine On, Shine On Harvest Moon... Up Over Mars!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 1, 2003 (2003-09-01) |
| 1344 | #03-36 | "A Rapid Sun On The First Days Of Fall And A Mars Reminder" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08) |
| 1345 | #03-37 | "Celebrate The 1st Day Of Fall With 3 Cosmic Goodies Lined Up In A Row And An Exquisite Crescent Moon!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15) |
| 1346 | #03-38 | "How To Get A Planetarium In Your Own Home For Free!" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 22, 2003 (2003-09-22) |
| 1347 | #03-39 | "Four Planets Visible And One About To Emerge Plus The Moon Rides Across The Sky With Mars Again" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | September 29, 2003 (2003-09-29) |
| 1348 | #03-40 | "The Moon Pays A Visit To Saturn, Winter's Stars Make A Midnight Preview And Mars Is Still Fabulous But Not For Long" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 6, 2003 (2003-10-06) |
| 1349 | #03-41 | "Why Do The Stars Change With The Seasons? And 2 Cosmic Signs That Fall Is Here" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 13, 2003 (2003-10-13) |
| 1350 | #03-42 | "Celebrate Halloween The Cosmic Way Plus Some Of Halloween's Most Famous Myths And Conceptions" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 20, 2003 (2003-10-20) |
| 1351 | #03-43 | "Next Week's Eclipse Of The Frosty Beaver Moon: The Last Of The Two Total Lunar Eclipses Of 2003" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | October 27, 2003 (2003-10-27) |
| 1352 | #03-44 | "Saturn Prepares For Its Best Viewing Until 2030 On New Years Eve" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03) |
| 1353 | #03-45 | "Leo The Lion Plays Host To The Moon And Jupiter On The Night of The Leonid Meteor Shower" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 10, 2003 (2003-11-10) |
| 1354 | #03-46 | "Earth's Odd Twin Sister Planet Snuggles Up to The Moon During Thanksgiving Week And Prepares For A Close Meeting" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 17, 2003 (2003-11-17) |
| 1355 | #03-47 | "Our Moon Visits Mars, Venus And Mercury Pair Up Just After Sunset And Saturn Gets Ready For New Year's Eve" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | November 24, 2003 (2003-11-24) |
| 1356 | #03-48 | "A Brilliant Evening Star For The Holidays! And Catch Mercury Now" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 1, 2003 (2003-12-01) |
| 1357 | #03-49 | "3 Cosmic Seasons At A Glance In Mid December" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 8, 2003 (2003-12-08) |
| 1358 | #03-50 | "A Breathtaking Pairing Of The Evening Star And The Moon On Christmas Night! And This Year's Winter Solstice" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 15, 2003 (2003-12-15) |
| 1359 | #03-51 | "Saturn At Its Closest, Highest and Best At Midnight New Year's Eve" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 22, 2003 (2003-12-22) |
| 1360 | #03-52 | "Four Bright Planets Ring In The New Year" | -- | Jack Horkheimer | December 29, 2003 (2003-12-29) |