The Enchanted Skies Star Party
October 6-9, 2010 | Socorro, New Mexico, USA
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In Socorro
Historic Plaza
Mineral Museum (New Mexico Tech campus)
San Miguel Mission: built in 1598
NMT Golf Course
City of Socorro
Near Socorro
El Camino Real International Heritage Center Museum
~ 45 min drive South of Socorro
Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge
~ 15-20 min drive Southeast of Socorro
Hiking in Box canyon, Spook canyon, and Water Canyon (all accessable from HW-60 West)
Longer Drives
Valley of Fire (Lava Flow)
~ 1 hour drive Southeast of Socorro
Very Large Array (VLA)
~ 1 hour drive West of Socorro
Old Town Albuquerque ~ 1 hour drive North of Socorro
Santa Fe Old Town
~ 1.5 hour drive Northeast of Socorro
White Sands National Monument
~ 3 hour drive Southeast of Socorro
Salinas Pueblo Missons
~ 1-2 hour drive Northeast of Socorro
National Solar Observatory
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Appache Point Observatory
~ 3 hour drive Southeast of Socorro
Carlsbad Caverns
~ 5 hour drive Southeast of Socorro