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ABOUT YOUR
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For more
than
four
decades,
Dennis
Mammana
has
delivered
the
wonder
and
mystery
of the
cosmos
to
audiences
around
the
world. |
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With degrees in
physics and astronomy from
Otterbein College and
Vanderbilt University, Mammana
has held planetarium positions
at the Strasenburgh Planetarium,
the Smithsonian Institution's
National Air & Space Museum, the
University of Arizona, and San
Diego's Reuben H. Fleet Science
Center, and now works as an
astronomy writer, lecturer and
photographer from under the
clear, dark skies of Southern
California's Anza-Borrego
Desert. |
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Mammana is the author of six books on
astronomy, hundreds of popular magazine and
encyclopedia articles and, since 1992, has
written
Stargazers―the only syndicated
newspaper column about astronomy.
August 2017 marked the 25th anniversary of
this weekly column. |
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As a noted
and accomplished night sky photographer, his stunning celestial imagery
has earned him a coveted invited membership in
TWAN
(The
World at Night). He is one of only six representing the U.S. in this
elite international team of the most highly-acclaimed night sky
photographers on the planet. April 2018 marks the 50th anniversary
of his first published night sky photo. |
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Since the mid-1980s, Mammana has led many public comet-, meteor shower-, aurora- and
eclipse-observing expeditions on six
continents and, since 1994, has been a popular astronomical and
photographic lecturer on
tours led by
MWT Associates. |
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A
dynamic
public
speaker,
Mammana
has
entertained,
inspired
and
informed
audiences
at
resorts,
on
cruise
ships
and as
an
after-dinner
speaker,
and has
become a
frequently
invited
guest on
both
radio
and
television. |
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In addition to
having hosted a weekly astronomy news
segment on San Diego's KUSI-TV, and co-hosting
"Quarks to Quasars" on UCSD-TV as well as the Emmy Award-winning
documentary "San Diego Night Sky" with KPBS-TV, he has received the
Robert Burnham Jr., Award for Exceptional
Service in Astronomy from the Astronomical
League, and the Special Achievement Award
from Otterbein College. And, in 2009, his
astronomical contributions to the community
of Borrego Springs (the only International
Dark Sky Community of California) were
honored as he was voted the Grand Marshal of
the 44th Annual Borrego Days Desert
Festival. |
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To
learn
more about him and his work―or
to see his public astronomy lecture & tour
schedule―please visit
his website and check out this
recent article in Astronomy Magazine.
And be sure to "Like" him on
Facebook and
Google+, follow him on Twitter
@DennisMammana,
and subscribe to his free e-newsletter
StarTrails
so you
don't miss any of his upcoming events!
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