Magdalena Ridge Observatory

Magdalena Ridge Observatory It is located on South Baldy Ridge in the Magdalena Mountains The Magdalena Ridge Consortium Inc.

MRO is primarily intended for astronomical research and will be composed of 2 facilities, a single 2.4-Meter telescope and an array of optical/infrared telescopes called an Interferometer. The Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) is located on 1,000 acres at 10,600 feet in the Magdalena Mountains of the Cibola National Forest in Socorro County, New Mexico (NM). This multi-use research and educational

observatory is built and operated by the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT) with offices located on the NMT campus in Socorro, NM. was formed in January 1996 and the first design for the observatory was commissioned in 2000. In July 2004, a memorandum of agreement was signed with the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge, UK for the design of Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer (MROI).

Address

Research Office Building, 101 East Road
Socorro, NM
87801

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+15758356431

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