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:
March 2015:
- “I Eat Green Caterpillars, Again?!” – (March 2-8, 2015)
- “Go Find Some Dark” – (March 9-15, 2015)
- “Leo the Lion Chases Orion” – (March 16-22, 2015)
- “Three Lunar Eclipses in Less Than A Year” – (March 23-29, 2015)
- “Bye-bye Mars & Venus vs. The Pleiades” – March 30 – April 5, 2015)
April 2015:
- “Venus Between the Clusters” – (April 6-12, 2015)
- “Albedo” – (April 13-19, 2015)
- “A Lion at Night with Plenty of Planetary Light” – (April 20-26, 2015)
- “Connecting the Dots the Star Gazers Way!” – (April 27 – May 3, 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.