jack horkheimer: star gazer

[zlink1802]

Sometimes I think Astronomers just get off on figuring out how many planets can fit inside a star, and making unit conversions

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[gunslinger861]

what is the name of this song??? i love it

[stripes5150]

@gunslinger861 it is Claude Debussy's Premiere Arabesque ... Arabesque No. 1

[LargeFootedLad]

why is there never anything this awesome on tv

[kpreston69]

Damn this dude got old.  He was never married and some actually rumored that alls he really loved was UrANUS!

Either way, our school took us to the Space Transit Planetarium where he did a show based on the Jupiter Effect which was supposed to cause destruction around the world due to planetary allignment.

[TheBandAdventure]

every week since i was a child i would watch this man and he was the inspiration for my dreams about the starry night sky. RIP Jack. I'll keep looking up and hopefully see you in the sky

[ReidWelch]

NON sectarian. ALL faiths and NON faiths are beloved and vital



[ReidWelch]

Dear folks, this is Reid Welch writing. I met Jack Horkheimer back in the late seventies

(about 1979) through Frank Cooper (who is yet alive as far as I know)

Frank or others still alive from my earlier years will verify:

I alienate almost everyone as a matter of course,

for I don't like to see people get hurt, ever.

Comprende, now? Yes. All can be saved, and will be saved.

[islandman24]

They should post more episodes of Jack on youtube in memory of his passing.

[zestychickenpie]

HOLY SCORPIUS!!

[MRMOGAVERO]

I shall "Alway's Keep Looking Up" Now you are a STAR!!!!!

[madcheme]

I miss this guy. He made astronomy fun for the layman.

[Xcorgi]

Can anyone tell me what he died of?

[duck247881]

Horkheimer died at his Florida home on the morning of August 20, 2010 at the age of 72.[4] His death was related to the respiratory ailment that he suffered from since childhood.

[islandman24]

They should put more of the 2008 programs on Youtube.

[volkrt]

RIP StarGazer....your exploring the heavens now and will be missed

[eagle45147]

RIP Jack



[tedsalad]

RIP...keep looking up...

[metrotek5]

RIP ... Been watching for sooo long ...

[PatwMartin]

RIP Star Gazer!

[EltBerserker]

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[jdchesapeake]

R.I.P. Stargazer

[transammike]

This show brings back memories of when I was a kid, I heard old Jack passed away today, he will be missed. That was quite an impressive display of athleticism at 4:10 though.

[TheYayzooUberstah]

OMG Been watching this guy for nearly 30 years! He was my daycare center before kindergarten LOL.

[knoxvilleguy2]

@TheYayzooUberstah -

He was on our local PBS affiliate in TN., I had no idea what happened to him when the affiliate changed its programming around. Brings back memories of the 80's.

[Savages]

I grew up watching Mr Horkheimer and Bob Ross.... Awesome icons.. Great Knowlege and Good People

[Blinkaholic182]

God I remember watching this show when I was a kid. Man this takes me back to some good times! Love the music too!

[DraconianDevil92]

holy Scorpius!

[1060893]

My wife gets mad at me when I make fun of his enthusiasm for astronomy. "Stars give me a chubby!"

[fliegeroh]

I met him once in Kent, OH at a speaking presentation. A wonderful guy whose enthusiasm for astonomy is infectious.

[SaltyDawgg]

Neat guy

[PGMEagle]

ahhhhh yes I use to love watching this on my PBS station sat nights right after Dr Who

[Ateykwa]

i actually went to the Miami space planetarium and i saw jack in person! he's a pretty cool guy, he gave me a free book and a star chart from star hustler!

[konan757]

i want to download this theme song.

[animeisland420]

So... do u know the name of the this theme song?

[AlbertoAntonio6]

the theme song is Claude Debussy's Arabesque #1, this version was done by Isao Tomita.

[rockb117]

i was just thinking the same thing...

[remnant1978]

this music has psychedelic effect on my memory....transforms me back to a fifteen year old on saturday night south dakota public tv....I want to scream with ecstasy

[TheBrassHole]

Hair club for men... or a rug? I can't tell. Anyone...?

[kermitefrog64]

Youtube needs to put Jack in their science section and compile his programs. Write Youtube and see if they will do this. I love his show. I am glad to have found Jack's program. This is incredible!

[Kovulion19]

i do to!

[jubalate]

I LOVE THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!

[archlight1972]

@jubalate For some reason the music takes me some place back in High School????......

[durphy]

@jubalate

Arabesque by Isao Tomita on the album, Snowflakes are Dancing.

Isao was quite the pioneer of synthesizer music dwarfed only by Moog and on par with Stevie Wonder.

[MiracleMode552]

i love it when he flips, i searched 20 videos to see him do that. : D

[aquillae]

omg i love his show, i can see he's getting older now but his passion in astronomy never fades =).

thx for uploading the video by the way, I'm hoping to see more.

[islandman24]

That I agree. I've only been watching Stargazer for 2 years.

[M51Galaxy]

He's a great man. A true lover of Astronomy! I've been watching him for 20 years and i won't be quitting anytime soon.

[vidz4funz]

@M51Galaxy Looks like you will have to now : (

[sandysuicide]

@M51Galaxy he's dead now, so i dont think you'll have a choice.

[pinkswirlz14]

i dont know y but everytime i see this i crack up! the music, and himself lol. my sci teacher shows us his movies

[bsj71]

Next week on "Star Gazer", Jack Horkheimer turns the telescope around, and scares the bejeezus out of everyone by showing the black hole that is his atrocious toupee.

[cagekicker18]

I used to watch Jack every Sat/Sun night on PBS out of Wilkes-Barre.......just after the Red Green show. I miss it terribly now that they stopped broadcasting it.

[lmdmom]

This guy still rocks!!!

[medulalumosa]

I don't care what anyone says, Jack is just too cool for words!! Though I do miss his look from the 80's and 90's (chubby and teddybear like).

[mrrimfire]

But he is still gayer than hell.  LOL

[CraniumDrainum]

I agree, no matter what he looks like or if we even care what the hell is his sexual orientation is; JACK HORKHEIMER IS AWESOME!!!!! At least you can say this-- compared with the still immortal Stephen Hawking and the late great Carl Sagan, Jack Horkheimer has a very human and very cool personality about him!