Astrotourism in New Mexico
Enjoy astronomy in the state of New Mexico. Go visit a planetarium, space museum, observatory, space tech factory, space port, dark sky park, or attend a star party!
Notable planetariums in NM
These are largest and most notable - also see all planetariums in New Mexico.
- Venue
- Site/City
- Robert Goddard Planetarium
- Roswell
- Hefferan Planetarium
- Albuquerque
Space museums in NM
- Name
- Location
- New Mexico Museum of Space History
- Alamogordo
Notable observatories in NM
These are largest and most notable - also see all observatories in New Mexico.
- Name
- Location
- Apache Point Observatories
- Sunspot
- Very Large Array
- Socorro
Annual star parties in NM
Also see all star parties in the U.S..
- Name
- Location
- Enchanted Skies Star Party
- Socorro
Research centers in NM
- Name
- Location
- Proton Accelerator
- Los Alamos
Archeoastronomical sites in NM
- Name
- Location
- Chaco Canyon
- Chaco Canyon
- Bracewell Radio Sundial
- Magdalena
Dark sky sites in NM
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- Name
- Location
- Capulin Volcano National Monument
- Raton
- Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- Albuquerque
- Clayton Lake State Park
- Union
- Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Gran Quivira
- Cosmic Campground
- Gila
- El Morro National Monument
- Ramah
- Fort Union National Monument
- Watrous
- Valles Caldera National Preserve
- Jemez Springs
Spaceports in NM
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- Name
- Location
- Spaceport America
- T or C
Meteor craters in NM
These are the major meteor impact crater sites you can visit. Also see all meteor crates.
- Crater name
- Diameter
- Santa Fe crater
- 10