STAR GAZER Illustrated

Welcome to the "Star Gazer" corner of Software Bisque's web site.

This section provides illustrations for current astronomical events, based upon episodes of the "Star Gazer" (formerly "Star Hustler") television program. All illustrations were created using Software Bisque's TheSky Astronomy Software.

1998 Episodes

Select the desired episode:

Fourth Quarter, 1998

• 1998 Dec 28-03 "The New Year's Eve Star: A New Way To Ring In The New Year!"
• 1998 Dec 21-27 "A Sky Full Of Planets For Christmas!"
• 1998 Dec 14-20 "The Return of the Christmas 'Star' and: A Christmas Eve/Christmas Night Sky Duo"
• 1998 Dec 07-13 "A Pink Planet and A Red Star For The Holidays"
• 1998 Nov 30-06 "The Flying Horse Of The Heavens, and: Gateway To Paradise"
• 1998 Nov 23-29 "A No-Bull-About-It Star, and: A Thanksgiving Weekend Reminder"
• 1998 Nov 16-22 "Moon, Planet and Star Magic For Thanksgiving Weekend"
• 1998 Nov 09-15 "Will Leo The Lion and His Leonids Roar Next Week? Getting Ready For A Possible Meteor Storm!"
• 1998 Nov 02-08 "The Bragging Stars Of An Ancient Queen In November's Milky Way"
• 1998 Oct 26-01 "The Closest, Biggest and Brightest Full Moon of the Year!"
• 1998 Oct 19-25 "No Tricks But Some Real Cosmic Treats This Halloween of '98!"
• 1998 Oct 12-18 "Saturn: At Its Closest In 20 Years!"
• 1998 Oct 05-11 "Mars and Regulus: The Meeting and Parting Of A Planet And A Star"

Third Quarter, 1998

• 1998 Sep 28-04 "Celestial Goodies For This October!"
• 1998 Sep 21-27 "A New Way To Look At The Wonderful Summer/Early Autumn Triangle"
• 1998 Sep 14-20 "The Autumnal Equinox: A Week Of Due East Sunrises and Due West Sunsets"
• 1998 Sep 07-13 "This Week's Closest Meeting Of Two Planets, and: Jupiter At Its Biggest, Brightest And Closest Since 1987"
• 1998 Aug 31-06 "Jupiter/Moon Weekend, and: An Early Bird Planet Shuffle"
• 1998 Aug 24-30 "The 'False Dawn' of Omar Khayyam, and How To Find It"
• 1998 Aug 17-23 "Nights Of The Nihplod and The Summer Triangle"
• 1998 Aug 10-16 "A Wonder Of The Universe: Where An Ancient Archer Aims His Arrow"
• 1998 Aug 03-09 "Week Of Togetherness For Mars and Venus, and: The Perseid Meteor Shower"
• 1998 Jul 27-02 "Mars and Venus Pay A Visit As The Gemini Twins Look On"
• 1998 Jul 20-26 "A Wonderfully Weird Summer Night Wonder, and: How to Find It Easy As Pie"
• 1998 Jul 13-19 "This Week's Saturn/Moon Rise, Next Week's Venus/Moon Pairing, And Summer Midnight Magic"
• 1998 Jul 06-12 "How To Find The Planets of Summer '98!"

Second Quarter, 1998

• 1998 Jun 29-05 "Mercury's One Week Stand, and: Far Out Earth"
• 1998 Jun 22-28 "The Brightest Star of Summer, and: The Great World's Fair Fiasco"
• 1998 Jun 15-21 "Celebrate the Summer Solstice and Win a Copy of Our Brand New 'Star Gazer' Video!"
• 1998 Jun 08-14 "A Celestial Sky Show To Celebrate The Solstice!"
• 1998 Jun 01-07 "Story Telling And The Stars: An Ancient Tale of Star-Crossed Lovers"
• 1998 May 25-31 "The Heart and Tail of The King Of Beasts"
• 1998 May 18-24 "A Grand Meeting Between the 'Biggest' and Brightest Planets"
• 1998 May 11-17 "How to Use Our Moon To Find The Planets!"
• 1998 May 04-10 "The Day The Sun Stands Still, and: A Close But Difficult Morning Meeting"
• 1998 Apr 20-26 "Most Spectacular Celestial Gathering of the Year! And: An Exquisite Moon Bids Farewell To Winter Stars"
• 1998 Apr 13-19 "Next Week Is The Week For The Most Spectacular Celestial Gathering Of The Year!"
• 1998 Apr 06-12 "The Smallest Full Moon Of The Year, and: The Horse On The Handle Of The Big Dipper"

First Quarter, 1998

• 1998 Mar 30-05 "Prepare For The Most Spectacular Celestial Gathering Of The Year!!!"
• 1998 Mar 23-29 "The Strange Case Of The Brightest Star We See The Most Often"
• 1998 Mar 16-22 "Friends, Romans, Countrymen, Lend Me Your 'Year'...(New Year, That Is)"
• 1998 Mar 09-15 "Mercury At Its Best For '98, Its Slow Dance With Saturn and Mars, Plus A Venus/Moon Supershot"
• 1998 Mar 02-08 "In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb, and How to Find them in March's Skies"
• 1998 Feb 23-01 "The Moon and Saturn and The New Year's Star Two Months Later"
• 1998 Feb 16-22 "A Venus/Moon Goodie and A Preview Of Coming Summer Attractions"
• 1998 Feb 09-15 "Sixteen Hundred Light Years Beyond: A Journey To A Birthplace Of Stars"
• 1998 Feb 02-08 "A Great Big Red Star For Valentine's Day: About As Great And Big As It Gets!"
• 1998 Jan 26-01 "How To Find Saturn And The Winter Triangle"
• 1998 Jan 19-25 "Don't Look Now, But There's A UFO In Your Morning Coffee"
• 1998 Jan 12-18 "The Biggest Grand Scootchie of the Planets Of '98"
• 1998 Jan 05-11 "The Crazy Carousel Ride of The Charbroiled Planet"

See the Star Gazer Home Page for scripts for each of the above episodes, and more.

This page is provided and maintained by Software Bisque, Inc., in cooperation with the producers of Star Gazer. Please e-mail your comments to brian@bisque.com.