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HPR’s Dave Lawrence and Christopher Phillips hosted Stargazer on Mondays to discuss the latest developments in astronomy. Stargazer is no longer in production. The last episode aired on Oct. 16, 2023.

Stargazer January 30 - February 5, 2017: A Mauna Kea Team Effort of Discovery

courtesy of Shawn A. Laatsch

This week on Stargazer in addition to hearing about some planets to look for in our dark island skies, we learn about a team effort discovery at the Mauna Kea summit as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.

Credit C. E. Rusu, C. D. Fassnacht / NAOJ
This image is a composite taken by the Subaru Suprime-Cam
Credit NASA, ESA, S. Suyu (Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics), M. W. Auger (University of Cambridge)
An image showing the five lensed quasars and the foreground galaxies that were studied by the group of researchers.

Learn more about the discoveries in this press release from the Subaru Telescope.        

Dave Lawrence is the local host of All Things Considered, Road Stories (formerly Off the Road) and Stargazer.
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