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Living Desert State Park |
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New Mexico |
AKA Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park In Carlsbad. |
| 21 | SW |
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Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center |
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New Mexico |
In Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Site of monthly and nightly astronomy programs. |
| 26 | SW |
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Rattle Snake Springs |
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New Mexico |
A public site near Rattle Snakes Springs Ranger Station, part of Carlsbad Caverns National Park. |
| 28 | N |
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Artesia |
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New Mexico |
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| 64 | SW |
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Dell City |
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Texas |
A town in Hudspeth county. |
| 67 | N |
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Roswell |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Roswell Astronomy Club. |
| 69 | E |
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Hobbs |
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New Mexico |
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| 74 | W |
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Dark Ridge Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A research observatory in the Lincoln National Forest. |
| 77 | W |
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Dark Skies Unlimited Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory. |
| 79 | NE |
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Tatum |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Lea County Observers. |
| 79 | NW |
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New Mexico Skies |
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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 |
| 80 | NW |
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Charles Nicholas Memorial Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory somewhere around Mayhill. |
| 83 | SW |
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The Williams' Ranch |
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Texas |
A site used by the Sun City Astronomers. Near Comudas. |
| 90 | SE |
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BSM_TX |
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Texas |
A private observatory in the AAVSO network. |
| 92 | NW |
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Tzec Maun Observatory |
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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 | W |
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Apache Point |
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New Mexico |
Home of Apache Point Observatory, Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Sunspot Solar Observatory. In Sunspot. |
| 94 | NW |
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W & B Observatory |
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New Mexico |
Near Cloudcroft. |
| 97 | E |
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Seminole |
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Texas |
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| 97 | W |
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Oliver Lee Memorial State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties. |
| 101 | SE |
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Monahans Sandhills State Park |
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Texas |
State park near Monahans. (432) 943-2092. |
| 102 | S |
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Van Horn |
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Texas |
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| 103 | W |
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Alamogordo |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Alamogordo Astronomy Club. |
| 108 | NW |
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Wolf Creek Estates Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory near Alto. |
| 108 | S |
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Balmorhea State Park |
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Texas |
State park near Toyahvale. (432) 375-2370. |
| 109 | W |
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Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site |
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Texas |
State park near El Paso. (915) 857-1135. |
| 118 | NW |
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The Lazy J |
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New Mexico |
Aka Stargeezer Home. A private observing site near Carrizozo. |
| 118 | W |
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White Sands National Park |
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New Mexico |
National park west of Alamogordo. Site of the White Sands Star Party. |
| 120 | NW |
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Three Rivers |
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New Mexico |
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| 123 | S |
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McDonald Observatory |
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Texas |
A professional observatory of the University of Texas. Home of the Hobby-Eberly, Harlan J. Smith and Otto Struve telescopes. |
| 126 | E |
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Odessa/Midland |
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Texas |
(Airport) Home of the West Texas Astronomers. |
| 126 | S |
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Sky Pony Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory. |
| 128 | S |
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Prude Ranch |
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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 |
| 129 | S |
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Davis Mountains State Park |
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Texas |
State park near Fort Davis. (432) 426-3337. |
| 129 | S |
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Valentine |
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Texas |
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| 130 | S |
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Indian Lodge |
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Texas |
State park near Fort Davis. (432) 426-3254. |
| 133 | S |
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Nine Mile Hill Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory also used by the Williamson County Astronomy Club. |
| 135 | SE |
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Fort Stockton |
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Texas |
A town in Pecos county. |
| 135 | W |
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Franklin Mountains State Park |
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Texas |
State park near El Paso. (915) 566-6441. |
| 136 | W |
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Wyler Aerial Tramway |
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Texas |
State park near El Paso. (915) 566-6622. |
| 137 | S |
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Mano Prieto Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory near Ft. Davis. |
| 137 | W |
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El Paso |
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Texas |
Home of the Sun City Astronomers. |
| 139 | NE |
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Muleshoe NWR |
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Texas |
A National Wildlife Refuge. Ask for permission before entering. Used by the South Plains Astronomy Club. |
| 140 | N |
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Fort Sumner |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Ft. Sumner NBSF station and launching point for Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope (BLAST). |
| 142 | E |
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Pumpjack Heaven |
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Texas |
A private observing site of the West Texas Astronomers. |
| 144 | NW |
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Majestic Skies Ranch |
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New Mexico |
A ranch between Claunch and Ancho. |
| 145 | NW |
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Amigo Too |
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New Mexico |
A private observing site. |
| 146 | W |
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Las Cruces |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, Jornada Observatory and Desert Moon Observatory. |
| 148 | S |
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3 Mile Observatory |
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Texas |
A private observatory near Marfa. |
| 148 | S |
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Marfa |
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Texas |
Town close to where even astronomers try to see the Marfa Lights, an unexplained, but probably not astronomical, visual phenomonon. |
| 149 | NE |
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Clovis |
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New Mexico |
Home of the Clovis Astronomy Club. |
| 150 | S |
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Sierra la Rana |
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Texas |
Ranch and dark-sky real estate development near Alpine. |
| 151 | SE |
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McCamey |
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Texas |
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| 154 | W |
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Leasburg Dam State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park, site of Stars-n-Parks star parties, and the observatory of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces. |
| 155 | S |
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Double Diamond Ranch |
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Texas |
Site of four private observatories. Near Alpine. |
| 158 | N |
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Vaughn |
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New Mexico |
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| 158 | W |
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DSO - Upham |
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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. |
| 161 | NE |
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Lubbock |
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Texas |
Home of the IGOR observatory at Texas Tech University |
| 162 | NE |
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Skyview Observatory |
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Texas |
An observatory of Texas Tech University. Near Shallowater. About 11 miles from Lubbock. |
| 164 | E |
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Big Spring State Park |
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Texas |
State park near Big Spring. (432) 263-4931. |
| 166 | S |
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Marathon Remote Imaging Observatory |
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Texas |
AKA MaRIO. A private observatory near Marathon. |
| 166 | S |
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Marathon |
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Texas |
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| 167 | NW |
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LINEAR |
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New Mexico |
Site of the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program. A group of observatories of MIT at White Sands Missle Range. |
| 174 | E |
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Camp Post |
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Texas |
Boy Scout Camp near the town of Post. |
| 176 | N |
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San Ignacio Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory. |
| 177 | NW |
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Altair Observatory |
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New Mexico |
A private observatory. |
| 179 | S |
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Cibolo Creek Ranch |
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Texas |
A guest ranch near Shafter. |
| 179 | W |
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Observaterry |
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New Mexico |
Terry's private observatory. In Truth or Consequences. |
| 180 | W |
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Caballo Lake State Park |
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New Mexico |
State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties. |