(Deming) – City of Rocks State Park will host one of ten unique star parties being held across the state this month and next, sponsored by New Mexico State Parks.
The City of Rocks Star Party is set for this Saturday April 18, from 7-10 p.m.
City of Rocks State Park is located among volcanic boulders on the plains between Deming and Silver City.
Attendees are invited to join others for a look at the April night sky.
The program will begin at dusk Saturday, with presenter John Gilkinson.
Participants will observe night-sky viewing, and visitors will be able to see Venus and the Pleiades as well as other spring constellations more predominant.
New Mexico State Parks Division Director Tommy Mutz said New Mexico is one of the best places in the world to study the night skies, adding that the State Parks offer –quote— “knowledgeable guides, great telescopes and beautiful, peaceful surroundings.”
The City of Rocks Star Party is set for this Saturday April 18, from 7-10 p.m.
City of Rocks State Park is located among volcanic boulders on the plains between Deming and Silver City.
Attendees are invited to join others for a look at the April night sky.
The program will begin at dusk Saturday, with presenter John Gilkinson.
Participants will observe night-sky viewing, and visitors will be able to see Venus and the Pleiades as well as other spring constellations more predominant.
New Mexico State Parks Division Director Tommy Mutz said New Mexico is one of the best places in the world to study the night skies, adding that the State Parks offer –quote— “knowledgeable guides, great telescopes and beautiful, peaceful surroundings.”
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