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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.

April 27 - May 3 Stargazer: Using Light In The Search For Life

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence
Published April 27, 2015 at 1:19 PM HST
Courtesy of Shawn Laatsch

In addition to finding out what planets to look for, we hear about analyzing light from outer space in the search for life as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips from the Mauna Kea Astronomy Outreach Committee for this week’s Stargazer.

Credit ESO, IAU and Sky & Telescope
In this diagram of the large northern constellation of Pegasus, a marking circled in red indicates the dimly viewable star 51 Pegasi, which astronomers say is orbited by 51 Pegasi b.
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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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