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Jack Horkheimer: Ambassador to the Stars (RIP)
Sky and Telescope ^
| August 20, 2010
| Kelly Beatty
Posted on 08/20/2010 7:43:30 PM PDT by EveningStar
Amateur astronomy lost one its most iconic figures today. Jack Horkheimer, known to millions as public television's ebullient "Star Gazer," died this afternoon at age 72. The exact cause of death was not disclosed, though he had been battled chronic respiratory problems for decades.
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TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; dead; horkheimer; jackhorkheimer; obituary; stargazer; starhustler; stringtheory; xplanets
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08/21/2010 7:51:49 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("The bad jazz a cat blows wails long after he's cut out." -- Lord Buckley)
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08/21/2010 7:53:23 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
("The bad jazz a cat blows wails long after he's cut out." -- Lord Buckley)
To: EveningStar
Damn I really enjoyed this man and his Star Hustler program God Bless
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08/21/2010 8:18:18 AM PDT
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Elle Bee
To: EveningStar
He had a great voice and the music added to the effect making it all a ‘heavenly’ experience.
To: Kirkwood
RIP Keep looking up. Whistling
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08/21/2010 9:57:12 AM PDT
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Ramcat
(Thank You American Veterans)
To: EveningStar; Landru
I assume as is the custom, his remains will be interred in a Mark IV Photon Torpedo casing, and ejected into space while "Amazing Grace" is played in the background.
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Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
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08/21/2010 10:28:41 AM PDT
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The Comedian
(Evil can only succeed if good men don't point at it and laugh.)
To: EveningStar
Too sad...I can’t count the number of times I have looked up trying to find the latest feature Jack described. His legacy will be that he inspired many to do the same.
RIP Jack.
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08/21/2010 10:40:13 AM PDT
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Cuttnhorse
("It is terrible to contemplete how few politicians are hanged." - G.K. Chesterton, 1921)
To: All
Some people hustle pool; some people hustle cars.
Then there's the man you've heard about - the one who hustles stars.
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08/21/2010 12:34:55 PM PDT
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EveningStar
(Karl Marx is not one of our Founding Fathers.)
To: EveningStar
![](http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/charli1323/jack_hork.jpg)
RIP
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08/21/2010 4:09:25 PM PDT
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rdl6989
(January 20, 2013- The end of an error.)
To: EveningStar
To: EveningStar
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Right Wing Vegan
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