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"Star Gazers" is the world's only weekly television series on naked eye astronomy. Each weekly episode features selected objects for naked eye viewing for the following week.

Star Gazers STGZ413 May 19-25, 2025 “This Teapot Looks Like It’s Pouring the Galaxy”
Star Gazers STGZ412 May 12-18, 2025 “The Summer Triangle is Back 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ411 May 5-11, 2025 “Pairs on Pairs on Pairs”
Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
Latest Episodes
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Star Gazers STGZ414 May 26 to June 1, 2025 “How to Find the Milky Way”
Star Gazers STGZ413 May 19-25, 2025 “This Teapot Looks Like It’s Pouring the Galaxy”
Star Gazers STGZ412 May 12-18, 2025 “The Summer Triangle is Back 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ411 May 5-11, 2025 “Pairs on Pairs on Pairs”
Star Gazers STGZ510 April 28 - May 4, 2025 “From Zero to Hero: Find Hercules”
Star Gazers STGZ509 April 21-27, 2025 “The Box of Arcturus, Ophiucus, Virgo and Libra”
Star Gazers STGZ508 April 14-20, 2025 “Lyra and the Lyric Meteor Shower”
Star Gazers STGZ507 April 7-13, 2025 “Have a Good Trip, See You Next Fall”
Star Gazers STGZ506 Ma 31 April, 2025 “Mars, Moon and Gemini Twins”
Star Gazers STGZ505 March 24-30, 2025 “The Real House of the Dragon”
Star Gazers STGZ504 March 17-23, 2025 “Super Spring Triangle”
Star Gazers STGZ503 March 10-16, 2025 “Find That Pi Day Crown in the Stars”
Star Gazers STGZ502 March 3-9, 2025 “Pi Day to Eclipse Them All”
Star Gazers STGZ501 February 24 - March 2, 2025 “Moons Over My Pleiades March 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ452 February 17-23, 2025 “Who Cut Those Crab Claws?”
Star Gazers STGZ451 February 10-16, 2025 “We’re Crossing Saturn’s Plane - Now What?”
Star Gazers STGZ450 February 3-9, 2025 “The Ecliptic Moon Meetups of 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ449 January 27, 2025 - February 2, 2025 “Finding the North Star”
Star Gazers STGZ448 January 20-26, 2025 “Jupiter’s Moons Right Now Jan 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ447 January 13-19, 2025 “Vega, Vega, Vega”
Star Gazers STGZ446 January 6-12, 2025 “A Mars, Venus, Saturn, Moon Meetup! Jan 2025”
Star Gazers STGZ445 Dec 30, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025 “Sky Events to Look For in 2025!”
Star Gazers STGZ444 December 23-29, 2024 “The Last Stars of 2024”
Star Gazers STGZ443 December 16-22, 2024 “Morning Mercury and Evening Venus Dec 2024”
Star Gazers STGZ442 December 9-15, 2024 “Find Zelda’s Giant Rupee in the Sky Dec 2024”
Star Gazers STGZ441 December 2-8, 2024 “Science of Mars’ Retrograde”
Star Gazers STGZ440 Nov 25- Dec 1, 2024 “Say ‘Hy’ to the Hyades”
Star Gazers STGZ439 November 18-24, 2024 “God of War and A Starry Sword”
Star Gazers STGZ438 November 11-17, 2024 “Do You Know All the Names of the Pleiades?”
Star Gazers STGZ437 November 4-10, 2024 “The Moon and Venus Meet Saturn”
Specials
How do Black holes form?
Light pollution affects more than 80% of people on Earth, diminishing the beauty of our night sky.
Learn about the Pillars of Creation. Explore how these formations teach us about star formation.
Supernovae mark the dramatic end of a massive star's life that results in a colossal explosion.
Embark on an exciting journey to the second planet from the Sun: Venus.
It’s time to answer the age old question – Is Pluto actually a planet or not?
We’ve sure come a long way when it comes to telescope technology!
Dive into the mesmerizing world of constellations with our latest video!
Let's dive into the story of Halley's Comet!
We’ve sure come a long way when it comes to telescope technology!
Did you know that the moon experiences weather?
Autumn is a great time to see the northern lights, also known as aurora borealis!
Star Gazers host Trace Dominguez tells us the science behind shooting stars.
Star Gazers host Trace Dominguez shines a light on Andromeda and what makes it so unique.
Trace reveals the incredible engineering behind NASA’s largest telescope.
Star Gazers host Trace Dominguez breaks down the 5 different types of nebulae.
Have you ever wished upon a shooting star when in fact, it isn't a star at all?
Trace Dominguez offers 5 tips for beginners who are ready to jump into stargazing.
Star Gazers #15-52 5 minute Dec 28-Jan 3, 2015 "Planets of the New Year"
Star Gazers #15-51 5 Minute Dec 21-27, 2015 "Behold the New Year's Eve Star"
Star Gazers #15-50 5 Minute Dec 14-20, 2015 "Orion in Perspective"
Star Gazers #15-49 5 Minute Dec 7-13, 2015 "Happy Winter Solstice"
Star Gazers #15-48 5 minute Nov 30 - Dec 6, 2015 "Finding a Planet in the Daytime"
Star Gazers #15-47 5 minute Nov 23-29, 2015 "Celestial Shapes of the Season"
Star Gazers #15-46 5 Minute Nov 16-22, 2015 ""The Secret Lives of Stars"
Star Gazers #15-45 5 Minute Nov 9-15, 2015 "Here Come the Leonids!"
Star Gazers #15-44 5 Minute Nov 2-8, 2015 "Two Frogs Hopping and Two Planets Wandering"
Star Gazers #15-43 5 minute Oct 26 - Nov 1, 2015 "Planetary Ping Pong!"
Star Gazers #15-42 5 Minute Oct 19-25, 2015 "Monsters In The Sky"
Star Gazers #15-41 5 Minute Oct 12-18, 2015 "Solar System Samba!"
Extras
We humans all look up at the same moon, but we don't all see it the same way.
Join Trace as he applies the scientific method toward star gazing.
Why is it that meteor showers happen every year? Trace Dominguez explains why.
Why is Pluto no longer designated a planet? Join Trace as he investigates.
Did you know the Sun isn't that bright compared to other stars?
The Ecliptic refers to the path the Sun takes across the sky.
Star Gazers #EG006 “Go South, My Friends!”
Star Gazers #EG005 “We Contain Magnitudes”
In this episode, Trace tells you how to spot The International Space Station.
When you look up at the stars you are looking back in time. Trace explains...
Trace Dominguez examines the various phenomena that give stars their colors.
Have you ever wondered what happens when galaxies collide?
Star Gazers #19-46 1 minute Nov 18th - Nov 24th, 2019 "A Meeting of the Bright!"
Star Gazers #19-47 1 minute Nov 25th - Dec 1st, 2019 "Andromeda's Father!"
Star Gazers #19-45 1 minute Nov 11th - Nov 17th, 2019 "The Disappearing Dipper!"
Star Gazers #19-44 1 minute Nov 4th - Nov 10th, 2019 "The Transit of Mercury 2019!"
Star Gazers #19-41 1 minute Oct 14 - Oct 21st, 2019 "Legends of the Fall!"
Star Gazers #19-40 1 minute Oct 7 - Oct 13, 2019 "Transit Fever 2019!"
Star Gazers #19-42 1 minute Oct 22nd - Oct 28th, 2019 "Can You Spot Venus?"
Star Gazers #19-43 1 minute Oct 29th - Nov 3rd, 2019 "Identified Flying Objects"
Star Gazers #19-38M 1 minute Sept 23-29, 2019 “A Flying Horse and Another Lunar Leapfrog!
Star Gazers #19-37M 1 Minute Sept 16-22, 2019 “Autmnul Equinox - It's Fall!”
Star Gazers #19-36M 1 Minute Sept 9-15, 2019 “Finding Direction in the Night Sky”
Star Gazers #19-35M 1 Minute Sept 2-8, 2019 “Aquila the Eagle”
Star Gazers #19-39M 1 minute Sept 30 - Oct 6, 2019 “Perseus and the Seven Sisters”
Star Gazers #19-33M 1 Minute Aug 13-19, 2019 “Where Did All These Constellations Come From
Star Gazers #19-34M 1 minute Aug 26 - Sept 1, 2019 “Lunar Leapfrog: Part 2”
Star Gazers #19-31M 1 MinuteAug 5-11, 2019 “Weekend Between the Planets”
Star Gazers #19-32M 1 Minute Aug 12-18, 2019 “The North vs. The South”
Star Gazers #19-30M 1 minute July 29 - August 4, 2019 “The Fish Hook and the Scorpion!”