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In April 2007, a rotational lightcurve Wachmann was obtained at the U.S. Sandia View Observatory in New Mexico . Lightcurve analysis gave a well-defined rotation period of 3.314 ± 0.001 hours with a brightness variation of 0.40 magnitude ( U=3 ).
Sandia Crest, also known locally as Sandia Peak or simply as the Crest, [2] is a mountain ridge that, at 10,679 feet (3,255 m), is the highpoint of the Sandia–Manzano Mountains, and is located in the Sandia Mountains of Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. Instead of a true summit or topographic peak, this range climbs to a long ...
One of Sandia's first permanent buildings (Building 800) was completed in 1949. Sandia National Laboratories' roots go back to World War II and the Manhattan Project.Prior to the United States formally entering the war, the U.S. Army leased land near an Albuquerque, New Mexico airport known as Oxnard Field to service transient Army and U.S. Navy aircraft.
Sandia Crest Rd, which replaced the old dirt road between Sandia Park and La Madera, was constructed in 1960. It improved access to the resort dramatically, helping turn a trip of "several hours of potholes and mud to an easy 45 minute drive". [5] Sections of the old dirt road are still visible to the south of the new road.
The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, is an astronomy museum located at Vanier Park in Vancouver, British Columbia.The museum was opened on October 28, 1968, containing a Planetarium Star Theatre.
Launched a copy of the EVE instrument on NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory for calibration purposes. Apogee: 182 mi (293 km). 11 September 22:07:30 [236] [237] Terrier-Improved Malemute: Wallops Flight Facility: NASA: HOTShot Sandia National Laboratories: Suborbital Flight test: 11 September: Successful Apogee: 99 mi (159 km). 12 September 00: ...
Stanley Chen Xi, landscape and architecture photographer/Getty Images. Why We Love It: warm weather, nightlife, art, beaches Things to Do: Key West Garden Club, historic seaport, tiki boat tours ...
The center consists of dormitories with sleeping accommodation for 72, as well as a main building which houses the shared facilities such as cafeteria, laundry, and common room. Astronomers or technicians normally spend up to 24 hours at Hale Pōhaku to acclimatize to the altitude, before proceeding to the summit at almost 14,000 feet (4,300 m).