Explore the Deep Night Sky
A FORM OF ASTROPHOTOGRAPHY that’s popular among more serious amateur astronomers is taking photos of distant objects in space. Retired aerospace engineers Lori and Barry Flansburg take pictures of…
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Tag: Astronomy
Get the Best View of the Annular Solar Eclipse
BEFORE ASSUMING ASTRONOMY is one outdoor activity that doesn’t require sunscreen, consider solar watching: a way to observe the sun during daytime, along with other parts of the lunar cycle not…
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Scope Out These Astronomy Clubs
FOUNDED IN 1951 by Pluto discoverer Clyde Tombaugh, the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces holds downtown moon-gazing events, monthly dark sky gatherings at their Walter Haas Observatory in Leasburg…
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Native Stories Written in the Stars
“I’VE ALWAYS ADMIRED the stars,” says Wanda Yazzie (Diné), a member of the Albuquerque Astronomical Society. “It’s just natural to look up and see what’s out there.” Yazzie, the third oldest of 11…
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Peter Lipscomb Aims for the Stars
AFTER 22 YEARS AS A GUIDE to New Mexico’s night sky, Peter Lipscomb remains enchanted with what he calls the most ancient of all natural beauties. A self-taught astronomer and award-winning…
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Editor's Letter: Star Powers
STARGAZING MAY NOT BE the first thing that comes to mind when visiting Fort Union National Monument. But the largest 19th-century military fort in the region sits on a strategic swath of open prairie…
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Fall in Love with New Mexico's Night Skies
FIVE YEARS AGO, during a Perseid meteor shower in August, my husband and I spent our first night at Cosmic Campground in the Gila National Forest. We’d planned the visit ever since DarkSky (formerly…
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Five Things To Do This Weekend
1 Marvel at art. Gary Goldberg might be best known for photography that documents the treasure in the unseen, like the texture of old walls throughout Oaxaca, one of his favorite cities. But his…
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