Local Maps & Directions

Directions from Best Western/Holiday Inn Express to Macey Center at New Mexico Tech and the NRAO Pete V. Domenici Science Operations Center

  • Turn left on to California Road as you exit the hotel parking lot.
  • Turn right on to Bullock Road.
  • After the second Stop sign on Bullock, the campus of New Mexico Tech is on your left.
  • Continue straight. After another block, the road curves to the left. You will see a sign on your right saying "National Radio Astronomy Observatory".
  • Turn right into the parking lot – it will be the first possible turn during the curve, on your right – and park anywhere. This lot serves the Macey Center and the NRAO. Macey Center is to the south; NRAO is to the north.

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Local Area Maps & Information

Map from Macey Center to IRIS/PASSCAL

New Mexico Tech campus map:  http://www.nmt.edu/campus-maps

Socorro City Street map:  http://www.socorro-nm.com/images/SocorroStreets.pdf

Socorro Chamber page:  http://www.socorro-nm.com/default.htm

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The NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory and NSF Green Bank Observatory are facilities of the U.S. National Science Foundation operated under cooperative agreement by Associated Universities, Inc.

Founded in 1956, the NSF NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community. NSF NRAO telescopes are open to all astronomers regardless of institutional or national affiliation. Observing time on NSF NRAO telescopes is available on a competitive basis to qualified scientists after evaluation of research proposals on the basis of scientific merit, the capability of the instruments to do the work, and the availability of the telescope during the requested time. NSF NRAO also provides both formal and informal programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (U.S. NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense..."

AUI collaborates with the scientific community and research sponsors to plan, build, and operate cutting-edge facilities. We cultivate excellence, deliver value, enhance education, and engage the public.