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5:2 Magnitude loss on 13-inch and 5-inch telescopes (Lowell Observatory), n.d. (56
cm x 71 cm)
5:2 Meteor observation rates, n.d. (2 copies; 28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 Quito telescope shelter plans, 2 sheets, ca. 1956 (2 copies; 28 cm x 43.5 cm)
5:2 Period and geocentric angular velocity of earth satellites of negligible mass, draft,
n.d. (28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 Period and sidereal drift of satellites, n.d. (original and copy; 28 cm x 40.5 cm and
28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 Satellite height and magnitude, chart by C. F. Capen, 1958 (28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 Sidereal drift zones, draft and final, n.d. (3 charts; 28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 " 6" and 9" zones (west), 1st nite Mar 26 (Tues)," ca. 1957 (36 cm x 48.5 cm)
5:2 "Sizes of discernible bodies vs. distance," n.d. (28 cm x 42 cm)
5:2 "Some elements of Earth satellites of negligible mass," B. A. Smith, 10 April
1956 (original and 2 copies; 28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 "Stellar magnitudes of satellite bodies as functions of size and distance," n.d. (8
charts; sizes from 28 cm x 40.5 cm to 28 cm x 43 cm)
5:2 Zones photographed and examined, satellite search at Lowell Observatory, n.d.
(43 cm x 56 cm)
5:2 Unlabeled charts [search zones from Flagstaff] (original drawing), ca. 1950s (30.5
cm x 92 cm)
5:2 Unidentified charts, n.d. (4 charts; 28 cm x 43 cm)
Subseries: New Mexico State University
Items relating to the Department of Astronomy and astronomy research conducted at NMSU.
Contains observatory plans for the Tortugas Mountain Observatory and the Clyde W. Tombaugh
(Campus) Observatory, including plans for the dome used by the Astronomical Society of Las
Cruces; data and charts from astronomical research; promotional Department of Astronomy
folders; and messages from school children. 1 folder.
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5:2 Astronomical Society of Las Cruces observatory plan by Roy Willoughby, 20
October 1968 (2 copies; 43 cm x 56 cm)
5:2 Astronomical Society of Las Cruces observatory plan by Roy Willoughby, March
1970 (34 cm x 28 cm)
5:2 Astronomy 110, SC1 constellation charts (equatorial region, epoch 1925), with
notes on moon and planet positions, eclipses, galactic equator, star clusters, and
nebulae, 1968-1972, n.d. (5 charts; 24 x 61 cm)
5:2 Average seeing by time (figures 14 & 15), from Dennis Dawson study[?], n.d. (2
items; 28 cm x 41 cm)
5:2 Birthday card from Rebecca Telles, n.d. (23 cm x 86 cm)
5:2 Clyde W. Tombaugh Observatory plan, n.d. (56 cm x 87 cm)
5:2 Department of Astronomy folders, incl. constellation charts and miscellaneous
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