Bosque Bill2d ago

Tularosa Basin and White Sands National Park
Apache Point, Sunspot, NM

@KrajciTom Somewhere near your neck of the woods, I believe. I was up looking at the observatories that day ~10 years ago.

#SilentSunday #photo #landscape #NewMexico

Show threadTomKrajci 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️1d ago

@bosquebill

Yes, the observatories are less than ten miles away from me.

Cherish your memories of the Dunn 'big white tower' solar telescope:

https://2ndlifemediaalamogordo.town.news/g/alamogordo-nm/n/369889/end-era-sunspot-solar-observatorys-dunn-telescope-faces-demolition

End of an Era: Sunspot Solar Observatory’s Dunn Telescope Faces Demolition as Southeast New Mexico Mourns a Pillar of Science and Community

End of N era for scientific research and tourism

2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News
Show threadAkkana Peck1d ago
@KrajciTom @bosquebill That's so sad! I've admired the tower from the valley below, but never got a chance to visit in person. I understand the mercury problem, but I wish they could just replace the bearing with another type. I never knew about the vacuum tower; that's fascinating!
Show threadBosque Bill

@akkana @KrajciTom

Here is a peek inside the laboratory at the observation end of the solar telescope.

#NationalSolarObservatory #science #telescope #NewMexico

Apr 5 at 6:55pmWeb