Gazing at the sky...

Wednesday night at 7, WPT will present Citizen Astronomers: Seeing in the Dark on both the regular statewide network and WPT-HD. This film by Timothy Ferris explores the world of amateur astronomers and the night sky that they spend hours poring over. When watched in high-definition, the sparkling stars of the night sky bound brilliantly from the screen.

After watching the program, take a turn as an astronomer yourself. The show's producers make it easy with a customizable star chart that will display exactly what is visible from your vantage point at any given time. An added observation guide helps city-dwellers learn how to find the best places to look for stars.

And to see how the pros view the stars, there are tour opportunities available to visit the Yerkes Observatory -- the world's largest refracting telescope. It is located on the shores of Wisconsin's Geneva Lake.