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Stargazer

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 17 - 23, 2015 Stargazer: Discovery Of A Hot Jupiter

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence

Published August 17, 2015 at 1:34 PM HST

In addition to finding out what to look for this week in our island skies, we hear about a discovery of a planet being described as similar to a “hot Jupiter" as HPR's Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips from the Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee for this week’s Stargazer.

Discovery image of 51 Eri b with the Gemini Planet Imager

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