Magdalena Ridge Observatory
The Magdalena Ridge Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Socorro County, New Mexico, about 32 kilometers west of the town of Socorro. The observatory is located in the Magdalena Mountains near the summit of South Baldy Mountain, adjacent to the Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research.Photo: Astarre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Building
- Description: American astronomical observatory
- Also known as: “Magdalena Ridge Observatory 2.4 m Telescope”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Baldy and Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research.
South Baldy
Peak
South Baldy is the highest point of the Magdalena Mountains in central New Mexico, in the United States. It is in the Magdalena Ranger District of the Cibola National Forest, about 9 mi south of Magdalena and 18 mi west-southwest of Socorro.
Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research
Observatory
The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is a scientific laboratory studying the cloud processes that produce lightning, hail, and rain, located in the Magdalena Mountains of central New Mexico. Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research is situated 4,200 feet southeast of Magdalena Ridge Observatory.
Magdalena Ridge Observatory
- Category: astronomical observatory
- Location: Socorro, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.98491° or 33° 59′ 6″ northLongitude
-107.18918° or 107° 11′ 21″ westOpen location code
855JXRM6+X8OpenStreetMap ID
way 562653589OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=telescopeWikidata ID
Q1883774
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Magdalena Ridge Observatory” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مرصد ماغدالينا ريدج”
- Chinese: “麦格达莱纳山脊天文台”
- Dutch: “Magdalena Ridge Observatorium”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مرصد ماجدالينا ريدج”
- French: “Observatoire de Magdalena Ridge”
- French: “observatoire Magdalena Ridge”
- German: “Magdalena Ridge Observatory Interferometer”
- German: “Magdalena Ridge Observatory”
- German: “Magdalena-Ridge-Observatorium”
- Italian: “Magdalena Ridge Observatory”
- Japanese: “マグダレナ・リッジ天文台”
- Luxembourgish: “Magdalena Ridge Observatoire”
- Luxembourgish: “Magdalena-Ridge-Observatoire”
- Polish: “Magdalena Ridge Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Magdalena Ridge Observatory”
- Slovenian: “Observatorij Magdalena Ridge”
- Spanish: “Observatorio Magdalena Ridge”
- Thai: “หอดูดาวแมกดาลีนาริดจ์”
- Urdu: “میگڈالینا رج رصدگاہ”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Baldy Spring and Magdalena Ridge Optical Interferometer.
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