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NEW MEXICO Dark Sky Land

DARK SKY LAND ASTRO-WILDLIFE CORRIDOR . ASSOCIATED NETWORK | EAST > WEST > SOUTH ><

MAGDALENA >

Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) | John W. Briggs Astronomical Lyceum The Magdalena Astronomical Society | Eric Toops Optics Lab | Catherine De Maria, Warehouse 1-10 Art Space | The San Agustin Plains | The National Radio Astronomy Observatory.

DATIL >

The Cibola National Forest Service | Antoine Ribaut, Eye on the Universe Observatory.

PIETOWN @ TOTW >

Michael P. Robinson, Star Rancher Observatory | John Evelan, SkyPi Observatory / James Totoritis Observatory Anrika Rupp, StarLight Land Observatory / Greg Funderburk, Howling Coyote Observatories / Bob Birket, Sawtooth Observatory Skyland Lab / Darrel & Loraine Moon, Killer Rocks Observatory / Michael & Christine Patun Observatory / Kathy Knapp, Pie-o-neer Cafe + Pies / PieTown Community Center | The Toaster House, Continental Divide Lodging | TOTW RV - Campgrounds | Horse Motel | XERCES Society for Invertebrate Conservation | Southwestern Plants | Southwest Audubon Society / Stanley King. Silver Creek Inn, Mogollon / New Mexico Wild / Gila National Forest | Cibola National Forest.

OMEGA >

Tim & Katie Havens Observatory

QUEMADO >

The Lighting Fields (DIA Found, New York City)

GILA NATIONAL FOREST >

Cosmic Campground DarkSky International Places | New Mexico Dark Sky International Chapter

ANIMAS >

Michael Hensley, DarkSky New Mexico Remote Observatories

NIGHT SKY ECOLOGY

Space Science | Community | Astro Tourism | Native Knowledge | Innovation Preservation | Conservation | Sustainability | Residency Programs

  • ASTRONOMICAL WILDLIFE

    Pristine Starry Nights. High altitude at 7,800 feet above sea leve | Zero light pollution, Bortle Class 1 Skies | Dry Environment and temperatures dropping as low as -15 in winter time makes the Dark Sky Land Astro-wildlife corridor one of the best stargazing places in the world.

    Dark Sky Land is home to Protected National Forests | The Cibola National Forest | The Gila National Forest | The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Reserve | El Malpais | The Continental Divide Trail as well as being home to world class Observatories such as the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, VLA.

  • PARTNERS ON THE DSL CORRIDOR

    We are preserving 200-mile Dark Sky-Wildlife Corridor for future generations, one hundred years from now. A respite - refuge.

  • INTERDISCIPLINARY VISION

    Day & Night Conservation | Advocacy | Eco-Astro-Tourism | Conservation of Cultural Heritage | Building on regional local relationships |

    Dark Sky Land | Indigenous Cultures and Space Science Initiative that promote the role of elders, youth, women and girls in science and astronomy.

    Developing interdisciplinary programs, that provide inclusive opportunities for sustainability, preservation, space-science education and future tech employment in the areas of STEM and astronomy, including award of scholarships. Transdisciplinary Lectures, Workshops, Re-Connect, Re-set.

    Astro Science Clubs | Star Events + Multidisciplinary Programs.

  • INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS

    Star Events | September + October 2024 | Dark Sky Land Indigenous Initiative | June 29, Jemez Pueblo Star Event 2024.

    Pi-Astro Site Star Event | October 2024 Research Residency May-June 2024

  • DARK SKY LAND | SITE-SPECIFIC

    Dark Sky Land reconsiders the potential of multidisciplinary collaboration as an environmentally grounded practice.

    TIMELINE JUNE 2024 | Santa Fe Railyards Site Specific Multimedia Interdisciplinary Installation | June 15.16.22.23

  • 200-MILE ASTRO-WILDLIFE CORRIDOR

    The Cibola National Forest | The Gila National Forest | The Cosmic Campground | The Aldo Leopold Wilderness Reserve | PieTown | The Continental Divide Trail | Magdalena | The Very Large Array | The Lighting Fields | Quemado Lake | Reserve | El Malpais

DARK SKY LAND | TRAVELING MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION SERIES

2023 | 2024 | 2025

DARK. The Astronomers | SKY. Time | LAND. Space

Dark Sky Land reconsiders the potential of transdisciplinary projects as an environmentally grounded practice.

New Mexico Locations include MAGDALENA | PIETOWN | SANTA FE | SILVER CITY | ROSWELL | TRC | LAS CRUCES | ALBUQUERQUE | RESERVE

Intended to create and develop an experimental context where interdisciplinary practice, community, advocacy, nature adventurers and the unknown converge.

NIGHT SKY ECOLOGY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS | INTERDISCIPLINARY

THE LAND SKY OF ENCHANTMENT

UPCOMING MULTIMEDIA SITE-SPECIFIC EVENT AT THE SANTA FE RAILYARDS | SAVING NEW MEXICO’S NIGHT SKIES FROM LIGHT POLLUTION.

JUNE 15/16/22/23 - 8:30 TO 11PM

XERES SOCIETY

for Invertebrate Conservation

DARK SKY LAND EXHIBITION SERIES 2024-2025

DARK. The Astronomers | SKY. Time | LAND. Space

MAGNETIC LABORATORIUM

WAREHOUSE 110 .

OCTOBER 7. NOV 18 2023

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DARK SKY INDIGENOUS LAND INITIATIVE

ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE + SPACE SCIENCE + INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS

ZUNI | ACOMA | JEMEZ | NAVAJO PUEBLOS | NEW MEXICO

ASTRONOMICAL KNOWLEDGE | CREATORS | SPACE TRAVELERS

MAGNETIC LABORATORIUM | SKYLAND LAB

STARLIGHT LAND | SERES ARCHITECTURE | J. KARNES

MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS-PROGRAMS

INTERDISCIPLINARY

Projects + Programs Timeline

MAY + OCTOBER 2024

COSMIC CAMPGROUND / JUNE 8TH / CELEBRATING 100 YEARS OF THE GILA NATIONAL FOREST

DARK SKY LAND INSTALLATION AT THE SANTA FE RAILYARDS | JUNE 15.16.22.23 / 8 TO 11PM

COMET A3’s Tsuchinshan-ATLAS | PI-ASTRO SITE EVENT. OCTOBER

BY INVITATION ONLY.

DARK SKY LAND FUNDRAISING STAR EVENT (NEW MOON IN SEPTEMBER)

THE ENCHANTED SKIES STAR PARTY OCTOBER 2024 MAGDALENA ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY.

(TIME AND LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED)

JUNE - DECEMBER 2024

Gila National Forest 100 year Anniversary celebration at the COSMIC CAMPGROUND JUNE 8. NIGHT EVENT BY RESERVATION ONLY

Dark Sky Land Traveling Exhibition Series. Site-Specific Public Installations.

Santa Fe | Railyards - Site-Specific Event June 15.16.21.22 by the Water Tank 8:00 PM to 10:30

Dark Sky Indigenous Land Initiative. JEMEZ PUEBLO JUNE 29 2024 (Karnes)

Roswell | November - Bone and Springs Art Space.

Silver City | October - NM Dark Sky Observatory - M. Hensley.

MAY 2025

Pi-Astro Site @ TOTW, By Invitation Only.

Interdisciplinary Labs + Lectures + Programs

SkyPi Observatory. Totoritis Observatory. Starlight Land Observatory. Howling Coyote Observatories. Eye on the Universe Observatory. Killer Rocks Observatory . Star Rancher Observatory. Skyland Lab.

OCTOBER 2025

Pi-AStro Site . Star Event by Invitation Only.

Dark Sky Indigenous Land - Space Science Initiative

Native Cosmology + Space Mythologies around the world.

DARK SKY LAND | Protecting a 300-mile, astronomical-wildlife corridor from light pollution.

A Night Sky Land Ancestral Region for future generations of humans, biodiversity and wildlife

From the Magdalena Ridge Mountains through the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, the Cibola National Forest southward, the Gila National Forest, the Continental Divide Trail, into Dark Sky International, Cosmic Campground Park.

We are thinking one hundred years from now