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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 November 21 - 27, 2016: Dwarf Galaxy Discovered

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence
Published November 21, 2016 at 1:10 PM HST
courtesy of Shawn A. Laatsch

This week on Stargazer, it’s a return to the Subaru Telescope on the Mauna Kea summit for a discovery of a dwarf galaxy as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.

Credit Tohoku University/National Astronomical Observation of Japan
The dwarf or satellite galaxy discovery utilized the Subaru Strategic Survey Hyper Suprime-Cam.

      
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StargazerGeneral NewsMaunakeasubaru telescopehpr newsmauna kea telescopes
Dave Lawrence
Dave Lawrence is the local host of All Things Considered, Road Stories (formerly Off the Road) and Stargazer.
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