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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.

August 18 - 24 2014 Stargazer: Volcanoes In Space

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence
Published August 18, 2014 at 1:27 PM HST
Courtesy of Shawn Laatsch

We have two major planets to look for at sunset, plus we learn about volcanic activity recently detected on a moon in our solar system, involving multiple observatories in the islands as HPR’s Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips from the Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee for this week’s Stargazer report.

Credit Katherine de Kleer/UC Berkeley/Gemini Observatory/AURA
The moon Io in an image captured by the Gemini North telescope.

Credit Katherine de Kleer/UC Berkeley/Gemini Observatory/AURA
A series of images tracking volcanic activity on Io captured by the Gemini North telescope over a period of 12 days.
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Dave Lawrence
Dave Lawrence is the local host of All Things Considered, Road Stories (formerly Off the Road) and Stargazer.
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