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Who We Are

We are a group of Santa Fe area residents who share a passion for observing the day and night sky, be it by naked eye, binocular, or telescope. We meet regularly to observe as a group, to share our passion for the night sky with the lay public, and to increase our knowledge, understanding, and enjoyment of astronomy. As we keep promoting amateur astronomy in our region, we also engage in advocacy for dark skies, so that all may enjoy the beauty of the heavens.

Observing

We get together regularly and spontaneously for dark sky observing using everything from the naked eye, to binoculars, to telescopes large and small. 

Meetings

We meet regularly to share and improve our knowledge and understanding of astronomy, and the art and craft of stargazing. 

You can join us in person or via Zoom, as you prefer. Details are included on the Meetings page and in all meeting announcement emails.

Courtesy EarthSky.Org
Triplet of bright galaxies in the constellation of Leo (The Lion), together with a multitude of fainter objects: distant background galaxies and much closer Milky Way stars. The image hints at the power of the VST and OmegaCAM for surveying the extragalactic Universe and for mapping the low brightness objects of the galactic halo. This image is a composite created by combining exposures taken through three different filters. Light that passed through a near-infrared filter was coloured red, light in the red part of the spectrum is coloured green, and green light is coloured magenta.
The Mission @ Pecos National Historic Park
"But which end do you look through?"
What do you mean it's not up yet?
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The Santa Fe Stargazers offering public solar observing at the Vista Grande Public Library.

Outreach

We host, and are available to help you host, “Star Gazes”, complete with guided tours of the night sky and the opportunity to look through some of the Stargazer’s telescopes at some of the sky’s best seasonal offerings.

Preserving the Dark Sky

For many cities around the world, light pollution is a given. Even in the “City Different”, the expanding use of artificial lighting during the night has led to disruptions in the nocturnal environment which are causing problems for plants, animals, and even humans by interfering with the natural night-day cycle. Even if large areas of New Mexico still enjoy Dark Skies, prevention of their demise, for nature as well as astronomy and tourism, is a consistent goal of our club. Learn more!

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