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ASTONOMY UPDATE (Nov. 20, 2009) CORRECTION

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:54:57 UT

Oops. my brain must still be out of town! The Geminid meteor shower entry
is NOW correct! (see below)

03) Geminid Meteor Shower Campout in the Anza-Borrego Desert (Sat/Sun.,
Dec. 12/13)

Did you miss the Leonid meteor shower earlier this week? Well don't miss
the Geminids-perhaps the best and brightest shower of the year!

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (20 November 2009)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:48:40 UT

I've returned from our exciting aurora trip to Norway, and almost back into
the swing of things again. This is just a quick note to let you know of
some rapidly approaching program dates. More to come later.

01) Desert Sky Photography for Beginners class (Sat., Nov. 21)

02) SkyScapes Holiday orders deadline (Mon., Nov. 30)

ASTRONOMY UPDATE: Greetings from the Arctic North

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:10:50 UT

Our Arctic journey now nears its end. We saw much of the beautiful
coastline of Norway and met some wonderful folks along the way. And, while
winter hasn't yet set in here, the temperatures leave no doubt that it's on
its way. The purpose of our voyage, of course-to search for the mystical
northern lights-was hugely successful. Three out of four nights were clear

ASTRONOMY UPDATE (07 November 2009)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:57:17 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:31:41 UT

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...)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:42:50 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:27:19 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 10:21:29 UT

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

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:19:30 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:07:43 UT

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

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:12:22 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:48:32 UT

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

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:54:49 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:40:40 UT

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)

mamm...@skyscapes.com (Dennis Mammana) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:39:56 UT

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.