Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
2024-06-13 19:00 - 20:00, 2024-07-11 19:00 - 20:00 UTC | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
Location: Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting – The Astronomy League meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend. Museum staff and sometimes special guest speakers discuss topics ranging from public observing to off-site adventures. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: “Serpents and Scorpions”
2024-07-13 20:30 - 22:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: “Serpents and Scorpions”
Location: NMMSH Outdoor Observatory, Upper Parking Lot
Date & Time: July 13th at 8:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Visitors can enjoy the summer sky as a museum employee shares stories about the southern constellations. What do coconut trees have to do with the sky’s feistiest zodiac sign? Find out be joining the Astronomy league in viewing celestial bodies such as Saturn and Jupiter. Event begins at 8:30 in the New Mexico Museum of Space History outdoor observatory. Event will be held rain or shine. In case of poor visibility, activities will be moved to the Tombaugh Dome and Planetarium.
This is a public star party supported by the Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the NMMSH Outdoor Observatory in the upper parking lot. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: The Gorgon's Offspring
2024-09-14 19:30 - 21:30 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star PartyLocation: NMMSH Outdoor Observatory, Upper Parking Lot7:30 PM – 9:30 PMTheme: The Gorgon’s Offspring
Join museum staff as they recount the stories of Pegasus, Perseus, Andromeda, and Cassiopeia. Pegasus has been portrayed as a horse by many cultures, find out the backstory behind the famous winged horse in the sky. Meanwhile, the NMMHS Astronomy League will be telescoping objects in the sky such as Saturn, the moon, and of course, the Andromeda Galaxy. Event begins at 7:30 in the New Mexico Museum of Space History outdoor observatory. In case of poor visibility, activities will be moved to the Tombaugh Dome and Planetarium.
For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party: Hunting the Hunter — CANCELED
2024-12-14 18:00 - 20:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party — EVENT CANCELED
Location: NMMSH Outdoor Observatory, Upper Parking Lot
6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Theme: Hunting the Hunter
WE APOLOGIZE, BUT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.
This is a public star party supported by the Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League and Museum Educators. Along with the normal array of telescopes, there will be big screen live viewing of astronomic objects as well as the usual visual observing. This event is free to the public and will be held at the NMMSH Outdoor Observatory in the upper parking lot. For more information, email msh.info@dca.nm.gov or visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center, 3198 State Route 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Monthly Meeting
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center
The New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League monthly meeting is held on the second Thursday of each month in the Clyde W. Tombaugh Education Center and is free to attend. Museum staff and sometimes special guest speakers discuss topics ranging from public observing to off-site adventures. For more information, contact the Museum Outreach Department at 575-437-2840 ext 41135 or visit our website at www.NMSpaceMuseum.org

New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
2025-06-14 20:00 - 22:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
Location: NMMSH Outdoor Observatory, Upper Parking Lot
Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Star Party Theme: Guardians of the Night

A museum educator will be sharing the key to night sky friendly lighting, the dangers of light pollution, and the long-term impacts of dark night skies. Meanwhile, join local astronomers and astrophotographers to use image stacking and enjoy deep sky objects. The star party will begin at 8:30 pm at the Museum of Space History observatory. In case of inclement weather, events will be moved into the Tombaugh Dome and Planetarium.
This is a public star party supported by the NM Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League and Museum Educators. This event is free to the public and will be held at the NMMSH Outdoor Observatory in the upper parking lot. For more information, visit our website at www.nmspacemuseum.org

Wings & Water - New Mexico Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League Star Party
2025-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 | New Mexico Museum of Space History, 3198 State Rd. 2001, Alamogordo, NM, 88310, United States
This is a public star party supported by the NM Museum of Space History’s Astronomy League and Museum Educators. This event is free to the public and will be held at the NMMSH Outdoor Observatory in the upper parking lot.
When: Saturday, October 25, 2025 | 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
7:00 PM Constellation show in New Horizons Planetarium
7:45 PM Telescope viewing – Museum Observatory Complex – Upper Parking Lot
Where: NM Museum of Space History
3198 State Rd 2001, Alamogordo, NM 88310

Experience the wonder of an autumn starlit night with the Astronomy League and Museum Educators for an evening of celestial discovery at the New Mexico Museum of Space History on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
The evening starts with the featured planetarium show, “Wings and Water,” where a museum educator will guide visitors through the fall constellations, including Pisces, Aquarius, Aquila, and Cygnus. Afterward, guests can enjoy live telescope viewing, deep-sky imaging demonstrations, and large-screen displays of celestial objects captured by local astronomers.
Parking: Park in the middle lot; no parking in the upper lot (observation area) ADA parking is available at the Hubbard Building.
Restrooms: Availability during the planetarium show. None after the planetarium show.
In the event of inclement weather, programming will move indoors to the Tombaugh Dome and Planetarium.
