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Distance Mi	Bear -ing	S p o n s o r e d?	Chart	Preview color key	Light Pollution	Prov/State	Comments/Links
0			Rattle Snake Springs			New Mexico	A public site near Rattle Snakes Springs Ranger Station, part of Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
5	N		Carlsbad Caverns Visitor Center			New Mexico	In Carlsbad Caverns National Park. Site of monthly and nightly astronomy programs.
26	NE		Living Desert State Park			New Mexico	AKA Living Desert Zoo & Gardens State Park In Carlsbad.
44	W		Dell City			Texas	A town in Hudspeth county.
51	N		Artesia			New Mexico
63	W		The Williams' Ranch			Texas	A site used by the Sun City Astronomers. Near Comudas.
75	NW		Dark Ridge Observatory			New Mexico	A research observatory in the Lincoln National Forest.
77	S		Van Horn			Texas
78	SE		BSM_TX			Texas	A private observatory in the AAVSO network.
79	NW		Dark Skies Unlimited Observatory			New Mexico	A private observatory.
82	NW		New Mexico Skies			New Mexico	An astronomy guest observatory between Cloudcroft and Mayhill. Also home of Star Shadows Remote Observatory. Forecast also covers New Mexico Skies Astronomy Enclave
83	NW		Charles Nicholas Memorial Observatory			New Mexico	A private observatory somewhere around Mayhill.
88	NE		Hobbs			New Mexico
89	N		Roswell			New Mexico	Home of the Roswell Astronomy Club.
90	SE		Balmorhea State Park			Texas	State park near Toyahvale. (432) 375-2370.
91	NW		Apache Point			New Mexico	Home of Apache Point Observatory, Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Sunspot Solar Observatory. In Sunspot.
93	W		Hueco Tanks State Park & Historic Site			Texas	State park near El Paso. (915) 857-1135.
95	NW		Oliver Lee Memorial State Park			New Mexico	State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties.
95	NW		Tzec Maun Observatory			New Mexico	A private site of the Tzec Maun Foundation which makes their telescopes freely available to students and researchers, though the internet. Near Cloudcroft.
95	NW		W & B Observatory			New Mexico	Near Cloudcroft.
101	E		Monahans Sandhills State Park			Texas	State park near Monahans. (432) 943-2092.
102	NW		Alamogordo			New Mexico	Home of the Alamogordo Astronomy Club.
103	S		McDonald Observatory			Texas	A professional observatory of the University of Texas. Home of the Hobby-Eberly, Harlan J. Smith and Otto Struve telescopes.
104	NE		Tatum			New Mexico	Home of the Lea County Observers.
105	S		Sky Pony Observatory			Texas	A private observatory.
105	S		Valentine			Texas
108	S		Prude Ranch			Texas	Guest ranch. Near Fort Davis. Was site of the Texas Star Party 2023. The 2024 Texas Star Party is Cancelled. The 2025 Texas Star Party is held here
109	S		Davis Mountains State Park			Texas	State park near Fort Davis. (432) 426-3337.
110	S		Indian Lodge			Texas	State park near Fort Davis. (432) 426-3254.
112	S		Nine Mile Hill Observatory			Texas	A private observatory also used by the Williamson County Astronomy Club.
115	E		Seminole			Texas
115	NW		White Sands National Park			New Mexico	National park west of Alamogordo. Site of the White Sands Star Party.
116	S		Mano Prieto Observatory			Texas	A private observatory near Ft. Davis.
117	NW		Wolf Creek Estates Observatory			New Mexico	A private observatory near Alto.
119	W		Franklin Mountains State Park			Texas	State park near El Paso. (915) 566-6441.
120	W		El Paso			Texas	Home of the Sun City Astronomers.
120	W		Wyler Aerial Tramway			Texas	State park near El Paso. (915) 566-6622.
125	NW		Three Rivers			New Mexico
126	SE		Fort Stockton			Texas	A town in Pecos county.
127	S		3 Mile Observatory			Texas	A private observatory near Marfa.
127	S		Marfa			Texas	Town close to where even astronomers try to see the Marfa Lights, an unexplained, but probably not astronomical, visual phenomonon.
128	NW		The Lazy J			New Mexico	Aka Stargeezer Home. A private observing site near Carrizozo.
132	SE		Sierra la Rana			Texas	Ranch and dark-sky real estate development near Alpine.
134	E		Odessa/Midland			Texas	(Airport) Home of the West Texas Astronomers.
135	W		Las Cruces			New Mexico	Home of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, Jornada Observatory and Desert Moon Observatory.
137	SE		Double Diamond Ranch			Texas	Site of four private observatories. Near Alpine.
145	W		Leasburg Dam State Park			New Mexico	State park, site of Stars-n-Parks star parties, and the observatory of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces.
147	E		Pumpjack Heaven			Texas	A private observing site of the West Texas Astronomers.
149	SE		McCamey			Texas
150	SE		Marathon Remote Imaging Observatory			Texas	AKA MaRIO. A private observatory near Marathon.
151	SE		Marathon			Texas
151	W		DSO - Upham			New Mexico	An observing site of the Astronomical Society of Las Cruces, located about 30 miles north of Las Cruces 5 miles east of exit 32, on I-25.
155	NW		Majestic Skies Ranch			New Mexico	A ranch between Claunch and Ancho.
156	S		Cibolo Creek Ranch			Texas	A guest ranch near Shafter.
160	NW		Amigo Too			New Mexico	A private observing site.
164	N		Fort Sumner			New Mexico	Home of the Ft. Sumner NBSF station and launching point for Balloon-borne Large-Aperture Sub-millimeter Telescope (BLAST).
165	NE		Muleshoe NWR			Texas	A National Wildlife Refuge. Ask for permission before entering. Used by the South Plains Astronomy Club.
168	S		Miller Observatory			Texas	Site of future private observatory.
173	NW		LINEAR			New Mexico	Site of the Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research program. A group of observatories of MIT at White Sands Missle Range.
175	E		Big Spring State Park			Texas	State park near Big Spring. (432) 263-4931.
175	NE		Clovis			New Mexico	Home of the Clovis Astronomy Club.
175	W		Caballo Lake State Park			New Mexico	State park and site of Stars-n-Parks star parties.
176	NW		Observaterry			New Mexico	Terry's private observatory. In Truth or Consequences.
177	N		Vaughn			New Mexico
178	S		Fort Leaton State Historic Site			Texas	State park near Presidio. (432) 229-3613.

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