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ASTRONOMY UPDATE (07 November 2009)

2009-11-07T17:57:17Z

01) Rain of Fire outdoor lecture (Nov. 7 at 7:00 p.m.)
02) Sunday Stargazing at the Springs (Nov. 8)
03) Nightfall (Nov. 12-15)
04) Autumn Stargazing (Nov. 21, 10-11:30 a.m.)
05) Desert Sky Photography for Beginners class (Nov. 21)
06) City Sky Photography class (Nov. 22)
07) Borrego Springs Starry Starry Nights photos

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (13 October 2009)

2009-10-13T21:31:41Z

Make plans now to join us in beautiful Borrego Springs for the upcoming 44th
Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival. To help celebrate our recent
designation as California's first International Dark Sky Community, our
Festival and parade theme this year is Starry Starry Nights, for which yours
truly will be the Grand Marshal. To learn more about the many exciting

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (One more thing...)

2009-10-07T21:42:50Z

Hello all-

One item slipped into my inbox within minutes after hitting the "send"
button before. the deadline to RSVP for this event is Friday, October 9. I
hope you can join us!

--Dennis

Galactic Gala logo
<[link]>
Celebrate Borrego Springs' "Starry Starry Nights" and International Dark-Sky

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (07 October 2009)

2009-10-07T17:27:19Z

Make plans now to join us in beautiful Borrego Springs for our upcoming 44th
Annual Borrego Days Desert Festival. To help celebrate our recent
designation as California’s first International Dark Sky Community, our
Festival and parade theme this year is Starry Starry Nights, for which yours
truly will be the Grand Marshal. To learn more about the many exciting

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (01 October 2009)

2009-10-01T10:21:29Z

The desert "season" has begun. Autumn days are now saturated with sunshine,
and the nights are dark and filled with stars.
With Borrego Springs' recent designation as California's first International
Dark Sky Community-and the town's upcoming 44th Annual Borrego Days Desert
Festival featuring the theme "Starry Starry Nights"-much is planned to help

ASTRONOMY UPDATE--CORRECTION

2009-09-24T18:19:30Z

Oops. one of my faithful readers let me know of an error in the final URL of
entry 06). Please note the correct site is [link]
<[link]> - without the trailing parenthesis
included.
"It just goes to show ya. It's always somethin'!"
-- Roseanne Roseannadanna (Mammana)

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (24 September 2009)

2009-09-24T17:07:43Z

After a long (hot!) summer of preparations, my full 2009-2010 public
schedule is now online. You can check it out here
([link]). Many exciting things are
coming up, and I hope you make plans to enjoy some of them with me. In the
meantime, here are some terrific things coming up soon.

ISS and Shuttle tonight at dusk

2009-09-08T20:12:22Z

The Space Shuttle Discovery (STS-128) undocked from the International Space
Station (ISS) this afternoon and is preparing to return home
At dusk tonight (Tuesday, September 8) the pair will make a bright pass over
Southern California, traveling side-by-side across the northwestern sky from
west to east between about 7:44 p.m. to about 7:51 p.m. PDT. At their

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (16 August 2009)

2009-08-16T20:48:32Z

01) Live interview on KPBS radio (August 17)
02) Julian Starfest 2009 (August 21-23)

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01) Live interview on KPBS radio (Monday, August 17)
On Monday from 10:00-10:30 a.m. PDT, I'll be the guest on "These Days" on
KPBS radio in San Diego. You can listen at 89.5 on your FM dial (97.7 FM

RE: ASTRONOMY UPDATE (10 August 2009)

2009-08-10T23:54:49Z

Looks like the e-constipation has cleared up for you.

_____

Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 4:52 PM
To: mamm...@skyscapes.com; MammanaGrams@googlegroups.com

Received at ~5:52pm, Aug 10.

_____

To: MammanaGrams@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 5:40:40 PM

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (10 August 2009)

2009-08-10T23:40:40Z

Cool stuff to check out in the sky:
01) Perseid meteor shower (Aug 11/12)
Join Dennis for fun programs this month:
02) Magnificent Milky Way at Borrego Springs Resort (August 15)
03) Capture the Cosmos! at Julian Starfest 2009 (August 22)
Astronomy Activities:
04) Astronomy Essay Contest
05) Launch your own personal satellite

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (August 4, 2009)

2009-08-04T19:39:56Z

BREAKING NEWS
On Friday, July 31, Borrego Springs was designated by the International
Dark-Sky Association (IDA) as only the second official International Dark
Sky Community-and the first in California. It's taken us nearly two years
to make this happen, and we're all pretty excited about this achievement.

Eclipse trip update (24 July 2009)

2009-07-24T01:01:21Z

Well folks, our great cosmic adventure to China is almost over. We covered quite a bit of this amazing country in the past two weeks, and saw a remarkable total solar eclipse under absolutely clear skies! Our tours taught us much about the art, history and geography of China, the food was spectacular, and we even had a few "interesting" lessons on the language. Needless to say I won't be speaking muchChinese in the near future!

Eclipse update from China

2009-07-23T01:46:26Z

Weather was quesstionable from Wuhan, so we stopped instead at Yichang--also along the Yangtze River. We were met with spectacular skies and a remarkable sky show. The attached URL shows one photo from the Zheng Jiang Ge Pavillion in Yichang. While many stayed onboard the ship and others hiked a short distance to a nearby park, I took a speedy hike (with 30+ pound backpack) at least three miles.with temps well above 90 (with equally high relative humidity) to find this scene. It was quite nice to return to the ship's AC after the celestial extravaganza!

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (12 July 2009)

2009-07-12T16:45:23Z

I write this as I sit in the airport waiting for my flight to China for the
total solar eclipse next week. For those of you who are unable to join me
on this great cosmic adventure, you can still enjoy the eclipse online
(although it won’t be nearly as spectacular). On E-Day my group will be at
or near Wuhan (weather permitting, of course), and there’s even a webcast