Dennis Mammana

Dennis L. Mammana (born September 5, 1951) is an astronomy writer, lecturer, and sky photographer.[1][2] His newspaper column about astronomy "Stargazers" has run syndicated since 1992, and he has led many expeditions across six continents on photography, public eclipse and aurora viewing.[3]

Biography

Born in Easton, Pennsylvania, Mammana graduated from Easton Area High School in 1969, and studied physics and astronomy at Otterbein College, where he received his B.A. in 1973. After completing work toward his M.S. in Astronomy at Vanderbilt University, he received a one-year internship at the Strasenburgh Planetarium in Rochester, New York.

He has held positions at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., the Flandrau Planetarium of the University of Arizona in Tucson, and the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in San Diego, California.[4]

Mammana has authored six astronomy books for adults and children, as well as hundreds of magazine, encyclopedia and web articles.[5]

Personal life

He currently resides in Borrego Springs, California.

References
  1. "Northern lights: photographs of the Aurora Borealis around the Arctic Circle". Britain: Telegraph.co.uk. 2009-04-14. Archived from the original on 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  2. "APOD: 2009 January 25 - Annular Eclipse: The Ring of Fire". apod.nasa.gov. U.S.A.: NASA. Archived from the original on 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-06-26.
  3. "Dennis Mammana". 42 West, the Adorama Learning Center. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  4. "TWAN Bio for "Dennis Mammana"". 2019-12-24. Archived from the original on 2019-12-24. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  5. "About Dennis Mammana | Creators Syndicate". www.creators.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
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