New Mexico Space Trail (Images of America Series)

by Joseph T. Page II

Series: Images of America [Arcadia] (New Mexico)

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"In the Southwestern United States, the skies above New Mexico have provided an amazing stargazing experience for two millennia. Images of America: New Mexico Space Trail catalogs sites within the state that have inspired humankind to reach for the stars. The Space Trail includes various archaeoastronomy locations, such as Chaco Canyon, which Native Americans used to predict agricultural schedules according to the sun's position during the solstice. Rocket development in Roswell, missile launches in the Tularosa Basin, astronomy efforts around the state, and commercial space flights are just a few of the stops along the trail. Join the journey and discover night skies that are so dark that the Milky Way and its millions of luminous stars create shadows over the desert landscape."--… (more)

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It's a photo book. It's in the Images of America series, so it should be no surprise that it's a photo book, full of photos. A lot of these are interesting historical photos, more than the sites today. This is kind of a drawback because it looks like this is a book of sites you won't see in the same way. There's no indication of how to get to some of the sites, The lack of current photos for some of them means you might not know when you are there that you are there. It's where you can find more information about some of these sites. It's all a bit of a tease.

If what you want are historic images of America, like the series title suggests, then this is excellent. If you want more information about the New Mexico Space Trail, this isn't it. (

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alun | May 11, 2013 |

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"In the Southwestern United States, the skies above New Mexico have provided an amazing stargazing experience for two millennia. Images of America: New Mexico Space Trail catalogs sites within the state that have inspired humankind to reach for the stars. The Space Trail includes various archaeoastronomy locations, such as Chaco Canyon, which Native Americans used to predict agricultural schedules according to the sun's position during the solstice. Rocket development in Roswell, missile launches in the Tularosa Basin, astronomy efforts around the state, and commercial space flights are just a few of the stops along the trail. Join the journey and discover night skies that are so dark that the Milky Way and its millions of luminous stars create shadows over the desert landscape."--

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