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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 August 28 - September 3, 2017: Historic Close-up of a Star

Hawaiʻi Public Radio | By Dave Lawrence
Published August 28, 2017 at 11:51 AM HST
courtesy of Shawn A. Laatsch

This week on Stargazer, we hear about a historic capture of detailed images of a star as HPR All Things Considered Host Dave Lawrence speaks with Christopher Phillips.

Credit European Southern Observatory (ESO)
This was put together from the multiple images captured by the Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers of the star Antares.

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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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