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Their goal at New Mexico Skies Their goal at New Mexico Skies is providing a remarkable is providing a remarkable experience for the amateur experience for the amateur astronomer. astronomer.

It is held at the exceptionally It is held at the exceptionally dark and transparent view of dark and transparent view of the night sky from the top of Mt. the night sky from the top of Mt. Joy in New Mexico's beautiful Joy in New Mexico's beautiful Sacramento Mountains. Sacramento Mountains.

New Mexico Skies ObservatoryNew Mexico Skies Observatory

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

and institutions alike.and institutions alike.

observatories that New Mexico observatories that New Mexico Skies use Skies use

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

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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.

RCOS  Ritchey RCOS  Ritchey ChretienChretien

Its primary Its primary telescope is an telescope is an RCOS  Ritchey RCOS  Ritchey Chretien with Aries Chretien with Aries "Ion milled" optics."Ion milled" optics.

New .6 meter New .6 meter RCOS 24" Ritchey RCOS 24" Ritchey Chretien telescope Chretien telescope installed in Big-installed in Big-Dome. Dome.

The latest picture The latest picture

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

RCOS 16 inch Carbon RitcheyRCOS 16 inch Carbon Ritchey

Takahashi Takahashi FSQ106N on topFSQ106N on top

This is the secondary This is the secondary telescope which is a telescope which is a Takahashi Takahashi FSQ106N.  FSQ106N. 

RCOS 24" Ritchey RCOS 24" Ritchey Chretien telescope Chretien telescope and FSQ106N and FSQ106N both both telescopes use SBIG telescopes use SBIG STL-11000M STL-11000M cameras with Don cameras with Don Goldman's filters. Goldman's filters. 

Dome 1Dome 1

Dome 2Dome 2..

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

Dome 4Dome 4

BinocularsBinoculars

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

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