RESOURCES
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
NASA’s astronomy picture of the day
New Mexico Skies
Online space news
Satellite Tracking and Predictions
Sky & Telescope Online Magazine
Space Telescope Institute Space Resources
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of New Mexico Campus
1919 Lomas BlvdNE
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-2616
SUGGESTED READINGS
The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Terence Dickinson and Alan Dyer
Beyond the Moon by Kraemer Robert
Chaco Astronomy: An Ancient American Cosmology
by Ana Sofaer and contributors to The Solstice Project
Complete Idiot's Guide to Astronomy by Christopher DePree & Alan Axelrod
Cosmic Horizons, Astronomy at the Cutting Edge edited by Steven Soter and Neil deGrasse Tyson
Guide to Amateur Astronomy by Newton and Teece
100 Billion Suns – The Birth, Life, and Death of the Stars by Rudolph Kippenhahn
Prehistoric Astronomy in the Southwestby J. McKim Malville and Claudia Putnam
Star Trails: Navajo by Don Childrey
Stairways to the Stars: Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Culturesby Anthony Aveni
The Universe and Beyond by Terence Dickinson
ANNUAL EVENTS
The Socorro Heritage and Visitors Center
Hosts an Annual Enchanted Skies Star Party during the third week of September.
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
Each fall, hosts its Annual New Mexico Symposium at the NRAO Array Operations Center in Socorro. See their calendar for details and exact date for this year’s event.