TAAS Public Nights at the
University of New Mexico
Campus Observatory
The University of New Mexico Campus Observatory is open to the public every
Friday night during the fall and spring semesters of the academic year. Hours
are from 7 to 9 pm November through April and 8 to 10 pm the rest of the
year. TAAS members and graduate students run telescopes (both privately and
university owned for the public and students to look through). The main telescope
is an Astromak 12" Schmidt-Cassegrain Reflector. Other telescopes owned by
UNM are a 10" Cave Newtonian reflector, 10" Meade, numerous 8" Celestrons
and smaller telescopes. TAAS members bring telescopes ranging in sizes from
8" to 30" in diameter.
Special event star parties are held at the UNM Campus Observatory for eclipses,
and other astronomical happenings. We also hold star parties for school,
community, and private groups as scheduling allows.
Observatory Hot Line: (505) 277-1446 . Call this number to find out if the
observatory will be open or closed due to weather for a Friday public night
and other pertinent information about scheduling a group.
The UNM Campus Observatory is located on Yale Blvd, 2 blocks north of Lomas
Blvd.. Parking is ample and free on public nights.
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