International Observe the Moon Night

Join the New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science (NMMNHS) at the Sandia Mountain Natural History Center (SMNHC) in Cedar Crest on the evening of October 4, 2025 for the annual event: International Observe the Moon Night. The evening kicks off at 5:30 p.m. with Laura McCann, founder of Raptors of New Mexico Foundation, and her live birds of prey, followed by a short talk at 6:30 p.m. by Jim Greenhouse from NMMNHS about the PUNCH Solar Mission to study our closest star. Moon and star gazing will begin at 7 p.m. with telescopes for you to gaze at and learn about the night sky (weather permitting). Activities and information about the moon will be available along with the one-room NMMNHS Museum Outpost. Vehicle registration is required to ensure enough parking spaces are available for attendees

You may also like the following events from New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science:

• Next Thursday, 18th September, 04:00 pm, Geological Story of the Albuquerque Area at the South Broadway Library in Albuquerque
• Next Saturday, 20th September, 10:15 am, Dino Discoveries at Tony Hillerman Library in Albuquerque
• This month, 22nd September, 10:30 am, Dino Discoveries at Central & Unser Library in Albuquerque