Hobson-Huntsinger University Archives Photograph Collection, 1890-1982
Date
circa 1963
Decade
1960s
Subject (LCSH)
College campuses
New Mexico State University. Observatory
Subject (local)
''A'' Mountain (Las Cruces, N.M.)
Historical context
''Founded in 1963 Tortugas Mountain Observatory (TMO) is located on Tortugas Mountain, also known as “A” Mountain, just east of Las Cruces. The observatory is equipped with a 1967 Boller and Chivens 24″ reflector telescope. For decades the observatory was used primarily for imaging and monitoring of planetary targets such as Jupiter, in support of NASA’s Voyager space probes. Nowadays, TMO is operated both remotely and autonomously for NMSU undergraduate courses, small research projects, and monitoring of variable stars for the American Association of Variable Star Observers.'' Cited from NMSU Astronomy website.
Provenance
Clyde W. Tombaugh Papers
Extent
10 x 8 in.
Notes
Men standing at the Planetary Observatory dome for 24-inch telescope.