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SEPTEMBER REACH FOR THE STARS EVENTS AT YOUR STATE PARKS Check this link for the current listing of events at a New Mexico State Parks location near you: http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/PRD/parksevent/calendar/Default.aspx?Month=1 New Mexico State Parks is pleased to co-sponsor the 1st Annual Southwest Night Sky Conference in Taos, NM, during September 13-15, 2007. The Night Sky Program of the New Mexico Heritage Preservation Alliance (NMHPA) and the El Valle Astronomers will host a public star party on the field adjacent to the Taos Town Hall. The public is invited beginning at 8:00 PM for a night under the stars and viewing through telescopes at the Moon and other celestial delights.
More
details including a conference brochure and online
registration can be linked through the alliance website:
www.nmheritage.org
/ 505-989-3696.
Please share with all you know who might be interested in
attending.
Further,
GOVERNOR
RICHARDSON PROCLAIMS SEPTEMBER 14th, 2007, “NEW
MEXICO DARK SKY APPRECIATION NIGHT.”
New Mexico Governor Bill
Richardson has proclaimed a special night of
observation under New Mexico’s pristine night skies for
Friday, September 14th, 2007.
The proclamation recognizes the uniqueness of New Mexico’s
night sky and encourages citizens as well as visitors to
turn off artificial lights, go outside and enjoy the
blessings of an unspoiled night sky.
Governor Richardson states that
“all New
Mexicans deserve the right to gaze upward and enjoy the
heritage of a pristine, unspoiled sky, unchanged through the
length of human history.”
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