"Jack Horkheimer : Star Gazer"

&

Odyssey Magazine

present a series of cartoons featuring

"Jack Horkheimer : Star Gazer"

The cartoons are illustrated by Rich Harrington and
text is by Jack Foley Horkheimer and
Stephen James O'Meara


The Planets Disguised As Stars - April 2009

Why Is Spring Called Spring? - March 2009

The Brightest Star In The Sky - Feb. 2009

How To Find The Winter Triangle - Jan. 2009

Twin Treats - Nov- Dec. 2008

The Farthest Thing You Can See With The Naked Eye - Oct. 2008

The Summer Triangle Gives Way To The Autumn Square - Sept. 2008

An Arrow Aimed At The Heart Of Our Galaxy - July / August 2008

The Rival Of Mars And How The Scorpion Lost His Claws - May 2008

Extreme Astronomy - April 2008

In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb - March 2008

A Great Big Red Star For Valentine's Day - February 2008

The Birthday Stars Of Winter - Jan. 2008

Why The Winter Solstice Was A Time Of Fear - Dec. 2007

The Bragging Stars - Nov. 2007

The Milky Way At Its Very Best - Oct. 2007

How To Find The False Dawn Of Omar Khayyam - Sept. 2007

Planets In Motion - May 2007

The Cosmic Hot Dog - April 2007

A Total Lunar Eclipse - March 2007

The Secrets Of Castor - Feb. 2007

Fasten Your Seatbelts - Earth Is Closest To The Sun And Speeding! - Jan. 2007

Why Is The Winter Solstice Called The Winter Solstice?
And What Is It All About Anyway? - Dec. 2006

The Seven Sinister Sisters - Nov. 2006

Felis The Cat - Oct. 2006

Why Do The Stars Move, Season After Season? - Sept. 2006

Why Do The Stars Move Hour After Hour? - May 2006

Update On Our Most Beloved Star Pattern : The Big Dipper - April 2006

The Rival Of Mars And How The Scorpion Lost His Claws - March 2006

The Fun To Watch Planet - Feb. 2006

Cheating The Seasons - Jan. 2006

How Far Away Are The Stars? - December 2005

Just What Is A Star Anyway? - November 2005

Autumn Square Replaces Summer Triangle - October 2005

Five Nights Of The Harvest Moon - Sept. 2005

Get Ready For the Summer Solstice - May 2005

The Big Dipper : Pouring Water Like Rain - April 2005

Orion's Belt : Favorite Stars With Nifty Names - March 2005

"I Eat Green Caterpillars" Whenever I Look At Jupiter - Feb. 2005

Orion And His Rival - Jan. 2005

Why The Winter Solstice Was A Time Of Fear - Dec. 2004

Our Stupendous Sun - November 2004

Fun Astro Facts - October 2004

The Galaxy Gourmet And The Kitchen Cosmos : Part 1 - Sept. 2004

The Galaxy Gourmet And The Kitchen Cosmos : Part 2 - Sept. 2004

Kitty In The Cosmos And Two Comets That Never Were - May 2004

An Astronomical Instrument You Already Own - April 2004

How To Find The North Star - March. 2004

The Pink Iron Planet And The Earth's Twin - Feb. 2004

Moon And Moonth - Jan. 2004

A Magic Trick You Can Do With A Dime And The Full Moon - Dec. 2003

The Planet that Went 'Tilt' And Other Far Out Planets - Nov. 2003

The Farthest Thing You Can See With The Naked Eye - Oct. 2003

An Arrow Aimed At The Heart Of Our Galaxy - Sept. 2003

The Angry Red Planet And The King - May 2003

The Planets Disguised As Stars - April 2003

Time Travel And The Stars - March 2003

Lady Moon And A Rabbit - Feb. 2003

The Armpit of Winter's Most Famous Constellation - Jan. 2003

Why The Shortest Day Of The Year Doesn't Feel
Like The Shortest Day Of The Year - December 2002

The Surest Sign Of Winter - November 2002

Why The Stars Change With The Seasons - October 2002

How To Find The "False Dawn" Of Omar Khayyam - September 2002

Regulus and Denebola, The Heart and Tail of Leo, the Lion - May 2002

The Horse On The Handle Of The Big Dipper - April 2002

Low Lyin' Orion And The High Flyin' Lion- March 2002

The Birthday Stars Of Winter - Feb. 2002

The New Year's Eve Star : A Story Retold - Jan. 2002

Don't Worry About Winter- After All,
It's The Shortest Season Of The Year - Dec. 2001

Some Different Birds For Thanksgiving - Nov. 2001

The Milky Way At Its Very Best - Oct. 2001

The Summer Triangle Gives Way To The Autumn Square - Sept. 2001

How to Measure Distances In The Sky- May 2001

The Truth About The North Star- April 2001

Why Is Spring Called Spring? - March 2001

The Brightest Star In The Night Sky - Feb. 2001

Hail Caesar! - Jan. 2001

Curious Planet George - Dec. 2000

Is Jupiter The King Of The Planets? - Nov. 2000

Stars For An Indian Summer - Oct.2000

A Trick You Can Do With A Dime And The Harvest Moon - Sept. 2000

Twin Treats - May 2000

Extreme Astronomy - April 2000

New Moon In The Old Moon's Arms - March 2000

A Great Big Red Star For Valentine's Day - February 2000

The Day The Earth Nears The Sun- January 2000

Why The Winter Solstice Was A Time Of Fear - Dec. 1999

The Bragging Stars - Nov. 1999

The Mystery of The Seven Sisters - Oct. 1999

A Week of Due East Sun Rises & Due West Sun Sets - Sept. 1999

The Heart and Tail of The King of The Beasts - May 1999

Blue Moon & Green Cheese - April 1999

In Like A Lion, Out Like A Lamb - March 1999

Journey To A Birthplace Of Stars:Part 1 - Feb. 1999

Journey To A Birthplace Of Stars:Part 2 - Feb. 1999

Happy New Year : How to Find The Winter Triangle - Jan. 1999

A Cold Moon - Dec. 1998

Meteor Watching : It's Easy -Nov. 1998

The Mystery of Job's Coffin - Oct. 1998

The Summer Triangle - Sept. 1998

Measuring Sky Distances With The Big Dipper - May 1998

A Moon / Cat Tale - April 1998

Celestial Scrabble - March 1998

Sun Cinema in A Box - Feb. 1998

The Puzzle of the Radiant - Jan. 1998

 

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