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Apache Point

Tuesday, September 27, 2005: Not far from the National Solar Observatory is the Apache Point observatory, a more traditional set of nighttime telescopes. This is the 3.5-meter telescope, which is the largest on the site.

 
New Mexico 2005

Monjeau Lookout
White Mountain Wilderness
Mountain Clearing
Fox Spring
Crest Trail #25
Mountain Valley
Forest
Turnaround Point
Valley of Fires
Juniper on Lava
Lava Outcrop
Desert Trail
Very Large Array
Astronomer Wannabe
Science in the Desert
Sculpture
Solar Observatory
Apache Point
Tunnel Vista
Space History
White Sands
Lonely Trail
Tarantula
Sunset at the Pedestal
Big Bonito Trail
Trail #25 North
Toward White Sands
Cloudy Mountains
 
 
factoid

Alamogordo, NM, is located at 4350 feet. The observatories above Alamogordo are located at approximately 9200 feet.
 


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