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The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association
E-Comet Newsletter
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MMA Goes to NASA
The Maria Mitchell Association's Director of Astronomy Dr. Michael West was one of a select few chosen to attend the first test launch of NASA's new Orion spacecraft!
Dr. Michael West was got a behind-the-scenes look at preparations for the launch. Read more about his trip on our Facebook page.
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MMA and WHOI Band Together to Discover
Cause of Humpback Whale Death
On November 25th, a juvenile humpback whale washed up on Miacomet Beach. On November 30th, scientists from the
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) and from the International Fund for Animal Welfare came out to the island to necropsy (autopsy) the whale.
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Nantucket's Eelgrass Declining
Maria Mitchell Research Associate Dr. Peter Boyce has managed the eelgrass restoration project for the last four years. He will present his report to the
Harbor and Shellfish Advisory Committee:
WHEN: Tuesday, December 15 at 5:00 pm
WHERE: Community Room, 4 Fairgrounds Road
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Library Conservation is Underway!
Stay up to date with regular updates as the Science Library becomes the MMA's new ecology lab/classroom and natural science collections storage on Maria Mitchell's Attic!
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Over $78,000 Research Grant from Hubble Telescope
Dr. Michael West and his colleague Dr. Michael Gregg of the Univ. of California Davis have been awarded a research grant of $78,573 from the Hubble Space Telescope program
in support of their project,
"Morphological Transformation in the Coma Cluster."
The first observations will begin in January 2015.
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Katherine Johnson, Maria Mitchell Honored by the National Women's History Museum
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Now Accepting 2015 Summer Internship Applications
Available internships include:
NSF-REU Internships Aquarium Internships
Education Internships Mitchell House Internship
Natural Science Museum Internships
Marketing & Development Internship
For more information, check out our website!
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Discovery Camp Survey
Help plan Discovery Camp activities for 2015!
Participate in Director of Education Kim Botelho's survey. The deadline for submitting feedback through this survey is December 21st, so don't miss your opportunity to be a part of the planning process!
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Have you seen the Year-End Appeal Letter?
The Maria Mitchell Association
and its programs, activities, and research
would not be possible without donations like yours.
Please help us make 2015 an amazing year with
your year-end, tax deductible gift.
For more information, click here.
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Donate your Red Tickets to the MMA!You must be present to win! But, if you will not be able to attend the Christmas Eve drawing, non-profits around Nantucket are accepting donations of tickets. Please donate your red tickets to the Maria Mitchell Association!
Drop them off or mail them to:
4 Vestal Street, Nantucket, MA 02554
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Winter Discovery Camp Program
Register Now!
Earth & Sky
Join us for MMA's first winter camp during school vacation!
Build rockets, race robots, travel to different
island ecosystems, and much more!
Monday, December 22: Science of Flight
Tuesday, December 23: Earth Biomes - make a life sphere
Monday, December 29: Robots and Space Exploration
Tuesday, December 30: Deep Ocean Exploration
& Hydrothermal Vents
Wednesday, December 31: Moons, Craters, and Constellations
Camp will run from 8:50 am - 1 pm each day.
Dates for this program are December 22, 23, 29, 30, and 31.
Appropriate for ages 7-11
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December 13 & 14
Geminids meteor shower will peak this weekend! The meteor shower produces as many as 50-100 shooting stars per hour!
The best time to look is after 10:00 pm!
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4 Vestal Street
Nantucket, MA 02554
www.mariamitchell.org
(508) 228-9198
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WISHLIST
Do you have something we could use?
Here are a few things we could use for our education programs:
Fishing Poles & Gear
Digital Cameras for Student Use Masks & Snorkels Construction Paper GoPro Camera Please call our Administrative Office at 508-228-9198 if you are interested in donating! |
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Board and Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
John L. Daniels, President
Deb Manus, First Vice President
Helene M. Weld, Second Vice President
Michael Nelson, Treasurer
Patricia L.R. Brennan, Ph.D., Clerk
Howard Blitman
Patty Gibian Judy MacLeod
Malcolm MacNab, M.D., Ph.D. Toni McKerrow
Mary Archibald (Bebe) Poor, D.V.M Eileen Rudden
Anne P. Strain
Edward Symes, III
John Hartner
Katherine Rhode, Ph.D.
STAFF
Administration (508)228-9198
John L. Daniels, Interim Executive Director
George Donnelly, Director of Development & Communications
Joan Alison Stockman, Financial Administrator
Sarah Erichsen, Administrative Assistant
Astronomy (508)228-9723
Michael West, Director of Astronomy, Ph.D.
Vladimir Strelnitski, Maria Mitchell Observatory's Director Emeritus, Ph.D. Mitchell House & Archives and Special Collections (508)228-2896
Jascin Leonardo Finger, Curator of the Mitchell House
Natural Science (508)228-9198
Andrew Mckenna-Foster, Director of Natural Science
Education (508)228-9198
Kim Botelho, Director of Education
Robert Kennedy, Senior Research Fellow, Ph.D.
Edith F. Andrews,Ornithologist Emeritus
Peter Boyce, Research Associate, Ph.D.
Valerie A. Hall, Research Associate, Ph.D.
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