Tortugas Mountain Observatory
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Tortugas Mountain Observatory
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Tortugas Mountain Observatory (TMO) is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by New Mexico State University (NMSU). It is located on Tortugas Mountain, also known locally as 'A' Mountain, in southern New Mexico (USA), approximately 8 kilometers (5.0 mi) southeast of Las Cruces and 4 kilometers (2.5 mi) east of the NMSU campus. Founded in 1963 under the supervision of Clyde Tombaugh, the observatory focused on observing the planets. Much of the information captured at TMO is now availabl
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Observatory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tortugas_Mountain_Observatory
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2024-03-16T01:41:59Z
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