In June, Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher and I visited developer Gene Turner’s Rancho Hidalgo in Animas, New Mexico. On Saturday, June 20, the three of us, plus eight more guests, visited an observatory that stands at 6,500 feet (1,980 meters) elevation on a mountain Turner owns.
Outside the facility, we observed the Sun through a high-quality Hydrogen-alpha filter belonging to Turner.
Once inside the facility, he gave us a brief description of the 24-inch Ritchey-Chrétien reflecting telescope. We took a video of his impromptu presentation, during which he also shared some future plans for the scope.
Watch the video here.
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