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Distance Mi	Bear -ing	S p o n s o r e d?	Chart	Preview color key	Light Pollution	Prov/State	Comments/Links
0			Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center			New Mexico	In Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Site of monthly and nightly astronomy programs.
5	S		Rattle Snake Springs			New Mexico	A public site near Rattle Snakes Springs Ranger Station, part of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
21	NE		Living Desert State Park			New Mexico	AKA Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park In Carlsbad.
46	N		Artesia			New Mexico
47	W		Dell City			Texas	A town in Hudspeth county.
66	SW		The Williams' Ranch			Texas	A site used by the Sun City Astronomers. Near Comudas.
74	NW		Dark Ridge Observatory			New Mexico	A research observatory in the Lincoln National Forest.
77	NW		Dark Skies Unlimited Observatory			New Mexico	A private observatory.
80	SE		BSM_TX			Texas	A private observatory in the AAVSO network.
81	NW		New Mexico Skies			New Mexico	An astronomy guest observatory between Cloudcroft and Mayhill. Also home of Star Shadows Remote Observatory. Forecast also covers New Mexico Skies Astronomy Enclave
82	NW		Charles Nicholas Memorial Observatory			New Mexico	A private observatory somewhere around Mayhill.
82	S		Van Horn			Texas
84	N		Roswell			New Mexico	Home of the Roswell Astronomy Club.
85	NE		Hobbs			New Mexico
90	NW		Apache Point			New Mexico	Home of Apache Point Observatory, Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Sunspot Solar Observatory. In Sunspot.
93	NW		Tzec Maun Observatory			New Mexico	A private site of the Tzec Maun Foundation which makes their telescopes freely available to students and researchers, though the internet. Near Cloudcroft.
93	SE		Balmorhea State Park			Texas	State park near Toyahvale. (432) 375-2370.
94	NW		Oliver Lee Memorial State Park			New Mexico	State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties.
94	NW		W & B Observatory			New Mexico	Near Cloudcroft.
95	W		Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site			Texas	State park near El Paso. (915) 857-1135.
99	NE		Tatum			New Mexico	Home of the Lea County Observers.
101	E		Monahans Sandhills State Park			Texas	State park near Monahans. (432) 943-2092.
102	NW		Alamogordo			New Mexico	Home of the Alamogordo Astronomy Club.
107	S		McDonald Observatory			Texas	A professional observatory of the University of Texas. Home of the Hobby-Eberly, Harlan J. Smith and Otto Struve telescopes.
109	S		Sky Pony Observatory			Texas	A private observatory.
110	S		Valentine			Texas
111	E		Seminole			Texas
112	S		Prude Ranch			Texas	Guest ranch. Near Fort Davis. Was site of the Texas Star Party 2023. The 2024 Texas Star Party is Cancelled. The 2025 Texas Star Party is held here
113	S		Davis Mountains State Park			Texas	State park near Fort Davis. (432) 426-3337.
113	S		Indian Lodge			Texas	State park near Fort Davis. (432) 426-3254.
115	NW		White Sands National Park			New Mexico	National park west of Alamogordo. Site of the White Sands Star Party.
115	NW		Wolf Creek Estates Observatory			New Mexico	A private observatory near Alto.
116	S		Nine Mile Hill Observatory			Texas	A private observatory also used by the Williamson County Astronomy Club.
120	S		Mano Prieto Observatory			Texas	A private observatory near Ft. Davis.
122	W		Franklin Mountains State Park			Texas	State park near El Paso. (915) 566-6441.
122	W		Wyler Aerial Tramway			Texas	State park near El Paso. (915) 566-6622.
123	NW		Three Rivers			New Mexico
123	W		El Paso			Texas	Home of the Sun City Astronomers.
125	NW		The Lazy J			New Mexico	Aka Stargeezer Home. A private observing site near Carrizozo.
128	SE		Fort Stockton			Texas	A town in Pecos county.
131	S		3 Mile Observatory			Texas	A private observatory near Marfa.
131	S		Marfa			Texas	Town close to where even astronomers try to see the Marfa Lights, an unexplained, but probably not astronomical, visual phenomonon.
132	E		Odessa/Midland			Texas	(Airport) Home of the West Texas Astronomers.
136	SE		Sierra la Rana			Texas	Ranch and dark-sky real estate development near Alpine.
137	W		Las Cruces			New Mexico	Home of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, Jornada Observatory and Desert Moon Observatory.
140	S		Double Diamond Ranch			Texas	Site of four private observatories. Near Alpine.
146	E		Pumpjack Heaven			Texas	A private observing site of the West Texas Astronomers.
146	W		Leasburg Dam State Park			New Mexico	State park, site of Stars-n-Parks star parties, and the observatory of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces.
149	SE		McCamey			Texas
152	W		DSO - Upham			New Mexico	An observing site of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, located about 30 miles north of Las Cruces 5 miles east of exit 32, on I-25.
153	NW		Majestic Skies Ranch			New Mexico	A ranch between Claunch and Ancho.
153	SE		Marathon Remote Imaging Observatory			Texas	AKA MaRIO. A private observatory near Marathon.
154	SE		Marathon			Texas
157	NW		Amigo Too			New Mexico	A private observing site.
159	N		Fort Sumner			New Mexico	Home of the Ft. Sumner NBSF station and launching point for Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope (BLAST).
160	NE		Muleshoe NWR			Texas	A National Wildlife Refuge. Ask for permission before entering. Used by the South Plains Astronomy Club.
160	S		Cibolo Creek Ranch			Texas	A guest ranch near Shafter.
170	NE		Clovis			New Mexico	Home of the Clovis Astronomy Club.
171	NW		LINEAR			New Mexico	Site of the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program. A group of observatories of MIT at White Sands Missle Range.
172	S		Miller Observatory			Texas	Site of future private observatory.
173	E		Big Spring State Park			Texas	State park near Big Spring. (432) 263-4931.
174	N		Vaughn			New Mexico
175	W		Caballo Lake State Park			New Mexico	State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties.
176	NW		Observaterry			New Mexico	Terry's private observatory. In Truth or Consequences.
179	NE		Lubbock			Texas	Home of the IGOR observatory at Texas Tech University

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