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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.

December 7 - 13, 2015 Stargazer: Gemini Telescope on Mauna Kea Discovers a Cat in Space

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence

Published December 7, 2015 at 1:11 PM HST

This week we have a trio of planets to spot just before dawn in our island skies, plus we hear about another discovery in space, and this one relates to cats, we learn, as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips from the Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee for this week’s Stargazer.

The Cheshire Cat as seen by mixing Chandra X-ray data with Hubble Space Telescope optical data.

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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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