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1 Observation of New Mexico Skies Observatories Asteroids Asteroids DaWoon Jung DaWoon Jung

2 New Mexico Skies Their goal at New Mexico Skies is providing a remarkable experience for the amateur astronomer. Their goal at New Mexico Skies is providing a remarkable experience for the amateur astronomer. It is held at the exceptionally dark and transparent view of the night sky from the top of Mt. Joy in New Mexico's beautiful Sacramento Mountains. It is held at the exceptionally dark and transparent view of the night sky from the top of Mt. Joy in New Mexico's beautiful Sacramento Mountains.

3 New Mexico Skies Observatory is owned and operated by Mike and Lynn Rice in Mayhill, New Mexico. The observatory is one of the few in the world that hosts fully robotic and remotely controlled telescopes for individuals and institutions alike. is owned and operated by Mike and Lynn Rice in Mayhill, New Mexico. The observatory is one of the few in the world that hosts fully robotic and remotely controlled telescopes for individuals and institutions alike.

4 observatories that New Mexico Skies use New Mexico Skies currently has six separate permanent observatories, plus an assortment of telescopes along with many accessories such as CCD cameras and various guiders.

5 observatories that New Mexico Skies use All of the observatories at New Mexico Skies have permanent telescopes mounted on concrete/steel piers that are solidly attached to bedrock and isolated from the observatory floor.

6 RCOS Ritchey Chretien RCOS Ritchey Chretien Its primary telescope is an RCOS Ritchey Chretien with Aries "Ion milled" optics. RCOS Ritchey ChretienAries "Ion milled" optics RCOS Ritchey ChretienAries "Ion milled" optics New.6 meter RCOS 24" Ritchey Chretien telescope installed in Big- Dome.

7 The latest picture It is taken by the New.6 meter RCOS 24" Ritchey Chretien telescope installed in Big- Dome.

8 RCOS 16 inch Carbon Ritchey

9 Takahashi FSQ106N on top This is the secondary telescope which is a Takahashi FSQ106N. This is the secondary telescope which is a Takahashi FSQ106N. Takahashi FSQ106N Takahashi FSQ106N RCOS 24" Ritchey Chretien telescope and FSQ106N both telescopes use SBIG STL-11000M cameras with Don Goldman's filters. RCOS 24" Ritchey Chretien telescope and FSQ106N both telescopes use SBIG STL-11000M cameras with Don Goldman's filters. SBIG STL-11000MSBIG STL-11000M

10 Dome 1

11 Dome 2.

12 CCD camera It is an assortment of CCD cameras and guiders by Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG). It currently has been the SBIG ST-2000XCM color, ST-2000XM, STL- 11000XCM color and STL-11000M Research grade cameras and STV. It is an assortment of CCD cameras and guiders by Santa Barbara Instrument Group (SBIG). It currently has been the SBIG ST-2000XCM color, ST-2000XM, STL- 11000XCM color and STL-11000M Research grade cameras and STV.

13 Dome 4

14 Binoculars Mexico New skies are great for binocular viewing. These giant binoculars are equipped with digital setting circles to make finding those faint deep space objects so easy.

15 New Mexico Skies Clear Sky Clock New Mexico Skies Clear Sky Clock


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