Stargazing / Aug 23, 2023
Get the Best View of the Annular Solar Eclipse
A NASA eclipse ambassador shares how to see the annular solar eclipse happening Saturday, October 14.
By Jennifer C. Olson
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New Mexico Stargazing
Our state claims nine of the 201 certified Dark Sky Places worldwide, including seven Dark Sky Parks and the first-ever Urban Night Sky Place (Valle de Oro National Wildlife Refuge, near Albuquerque). While 80 percent of people in the U.S. live in places where artificial light and murky air drown out most constellations, New Mexicans need only venture as far as our own backyards to see the Milky Way.
Stargazing / Aug 23, 2023
A NASA eclipse ambassador shares how to see the annular solar eclipse happening Saturday, October 14.
By Jennifer C. Olson
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Stargazing
Here’s where you’ll find New Mexico’s Dark Sky Places.
By Jennifer C. Olson
Stargazing
Follow these tips for a great view after sundown.
By Jennifer C. Olson
Stargazing / Aug 02, 2023
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Photos by Wayne Suggs
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Breathe it in. June nights provide a gateway to the wonders of our night skies.
Travel / May. 20, 2020
Clayton Lake State Park offers amazing dark skies and footprints left by dinosaurs millions of years ago.